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I love reading books but.... please read details.?

I love reading books cause I grew in a bookstore. Now in my 15 I have read thousands of books especially fantasy books. But I am closed to myself. In school when the other were playing football I was reading The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. I bet that no one in my city have read so many books as me. I'm addicted in reading books, so I hope that you will have some advices for me. Shall I stop reading books and go out or keep reading? If I keep reading do you know any reading or writing competition? Dear Friends thanks a lot for the interest but i have read all the books you suggested except the last from David

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You really shouldn't stop reading! It's the best thing to do, really! But maybe you should slow down a bit. Maybe you should prioritize your studies first or your friends. Reading should not harm your relationships with others and your attention to yourself. You can read before you sleep, or when you have nothing else to do after homeworks or hanging out with friends. I wish I have read more like you did. But sometimes I can't find time. Even if you slow down, you can still join those competitions. Unfortunately, i don't know any of those. So good luck!
never give up reading...keep on...the following list is my suggestion for you to read great books and novels...some must read novels: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men & Joe’s Boys by L. M. Alcott Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte Great Expectations by Charles Dickens Harry Potter by J. K Rowling (1, 2, 3, ….) Sophie's World and Orange Girl by Jostein Gaarder Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy The Overcoat, The Nose and Other Short Stories by Nikolai Gogol 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell Catch 22 by Joseph Heller One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh Atonement by Ian McEwan The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahaeme Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee In Cold Blood by Truman Capote The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Lemony Snicket’s series of Unfortunate Events Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold The Story of My Life by Helen Keller The Catcher in The Rye A Clockwork Orange The Lord of The Flies Brave New World The Handmaid's Tale Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Glass Elevator, Matilda, Boy, The giraftand the Pelly and me,The enormous Crocodile, and Esio Trot by Roald Dahl The Old Man and The Sea Also search: http://www.gutenberg.org/ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/ http://www.baen.com/library/ http://www.ebooks3.com/ http://www.bookyards.com/ http://www.redbirdstudio.com/e_books/... http://www.free-online-novels.com/... http://www.bibliomania.com/ http://www.starry.com/novel/authors.htm... http://www.bygosh.com/features.htm... http://www.bygosh.com/thebestnovels.htm... http://www.bookspot.com/ask/ http://www.bookspot.com/ http://www.online-literature.com/... http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/... http://www.literature.org/ For more books. ENJOY!!
if you love to read i wouldn't suggest stopping. i never did. as for the competition, i there are several places you could look for writing competitions, ( i haven't heard of any reading ones) depending on were you are, you might try your Local Library, they sometimes have info posted for them. i found some through my school library and English class teachers. i know that Half-price books sometimes has flyer's for them as well. i was never a popular person and still am not. i love reading and do so at any chance i get. i wouldn't stop reading but that was me so i can't really tell you which way to go on that. what matters most is how you feel inside (heart) if you wish to stop reading so much and try to go out more. but i don't think a reading addiction is a bad thing GOOD LUCK
You should keep reading ,,it will help ou in your studies,,,,But you should get out and about and meet reel people,,,,,Good luck,,,,
Continue reading books - what an amazing source of knowledge you have! However remember the saying " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". There is a lot of truth in that, you have already said you are closed to yourself, you have to socialise and have fun and enjoyment from other sources. Variety and balance is what you need. Enjoy your books, share your knowledge but lighten up and have fun too. Why not join a book club to start off with and meet like minded people. Make sure also that you get enough exercise etc. Look after your body and mind!! Hope this helps!
First answer was good. Moderation in *all* things is over-simple, but applicable in this case. As you say, you are addicted. You don't have to play football, but get exercise. It's *really* important. Get involved in *some* type of sporting activities - cycling, soccer, basketball, volleyball, etc. etc. Anything that makes you run around is probably good. You can read at home when you're away from your friends and your homework is done. Don't bring books to school to read for entertainment. Be with your friends there, or do homework if (when) you're bored. Jim, www life-after-harry-potter com
I have felt exactly the same way. I was hiding from people behind the books however. If you are doing that, stop. Now. Don't stop reading, just stop hiding. If reading is interfering with how full a life you live, you have to limit the time you spend on it. I wouldn't recommend stopping completely, because if you are anything like me, you won't be able to. But there is more to life than books, and sometimes things just as exciting as that new book are passing by and you don't even notice them. nikkisongbird@yahoo.com
I don't know of any reading contests but there are all kinds of writing competitions, especially for those under 18. Reader's Digest, Guidepost just to name a couple. I didn't grow up in a bookstore but I read as many. I'm still a voracious reader. I can't put a book upon my shelf until I've read it (a little quirk of mine). I hate giving up any of them but with two tall boys and one regular shelf crammed full I do. But often I find myself reading them one more time before giving them away. My library sells old ones for a dime and I'm always getting several bags full. They are all over the house. I wish there were more people like you. Not so much in fantasy (though that's good as well) but in history, psychology, science, etc. Never stop reading. It will make you wealthy in ways few could ever dream to be. It gives you a better understanding of yourself and the world you live in. Colleges graduate educated fools everyday. Those who may have some technical knowledge but little common sense of facts. A speed reading course may help. I have some I speed read for a basic overall view and others I get so into I become one of the characters. But you don't have to give up a social life. I would write stories or poems based on experiences I had with others. Personal experiences helped me alot more in my writing than living vicariously through others. But there are a lot worse things to be addicted to and it's much better than living in a virtual world created from someone else's ideas. So don't stop reading but get out in the world. I take a book everywhere I go. That way waiting or standing in lines don't bother me. Plus it frees up some of my time to socialize.
My advice is simple: read, and read and read (but no newspapers nor magazines: just books). And if you are 15 you can now move to adult books. Read, and try writing yourself. Do not focalise on "subjects" or stories: just write for the sake of writing, for developing your fluency in writing, and maybe you'll become a famous writer one of those days. And try prose, poetry, everything (as a painter I had to try many different techniques and styles before finding "my" way). I don't like Coelho too much but "the alchemist" is a good reading. I wish you happiness in the accomplishment of your personal fulfilment.
GOOD FOR YOU !!!!!!!!!!!! Being able to say that you have read thousands of books at the age of 15 is a great achievement (I especially approve of your choice of genre). Now, you do have to be careful though - reading is great BUT it is essential that you do not end up totally on your own all the time as this can be harmful, in the sense that you will not be able to interact with others. This will have a knock on effect in jobs, relationships etc. What I would suggest is the following: - Get a job in your local library, if not paid as a volunteer. - OR get a job in your local book store - Join a book club - Hunt out 'nerds' Comic shops, Fantasy war-gaming (They will be into the Fantasy Genre too, and we all read those type of books) - Find an online Fantasy group and converse that way. - DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES STOP YOUR READING. - (This may not actually help you BUT - If you are not already) Try reading Graphic Novels ALSO PLEASE check out the Authors J V Jones, David Eddings & David Gemmel
You could take a more *proactive* approach, to help you get more activity out of reading - organise a Book Group, go to each other's places, cook stuff, cycle to go places, meet new faces, go to see the movies fo the books, etc. That is the most sociable of reading activities, which can be shared; it allows you to meet like-minded people. In the end, you'll get the benefit of not being antisocial (as I used to be), and you can share your passion.
Don't stop reading, but you do need to get out more. Why not read half as many books and spend the rest of your time going out, and see how you fare with that for a while.
Just follow your bliss - do what feels good and don't do what doesn't.... No need to judge yourself - just be who you are, it's obviously an important part of your calling. Have a look at the Converation With God series of books by Neale Donald Walsch (not religious by the way, but very enlightening!) Enjoy, Sarah
I love reading too I probably read around five books a week I read more before I worked full time but I still have to get my book fix in. what I would reccomend for you coming from my experience as a teenager who did nothing but read,Is to balance reading with your real life becasue otherwise life will be very difficult when you try to enter the work force
i've read whole libraries! i was not really going out till the age of 15. that's when i started reading so much for school that i had no free time left to read books. i only had saturday nights to go out. since you're 15, you could spend time on both.
You shouldn't stop reading, but you should go out every once in a while. Reading and learning from books is fantastic you just have to remember to look up and out every once in a while. There is a lot out in the world and experiencing that world will help you to become a better writer.