Reflection on Reading Habits

 

The pictures give us a good compilation of reading habits. The texts that we find in each picture are different. Among these texts we have a textbook, paper books (fiction or non fiction), a newspaper and text   in digital format. There are books that I imagine the readers have chosen like those reading in the library, the man reading the newspaper, and the page in digital format. The reason to choose a specific text may be for pleasure or for necessity. And the books for school children have been selected for them by someone else. 

I imagine that those reading in the library must feel calm, relaxed and enjoying the books they have chosen. In the two pictures with children they may have a variety of feelings depending on the interest they have in the text they are reading or learning. These feelings range from boredom to fascination. The person reading the page on the tablet seems immersed in the reading of the text. And the person reading the newspaper is clearly engrossed in the article. 

As for my own experience I have to say that I can relate to the picture of the library and the person reading the tablet. I have to say that I am an avid reader, and reading is one of my favourite activities. I tend to read most of the things I read on an e-reader even though I love paper books. The main reason why I changed to a digital format is that I don’t have room to keep storing paper books, and an e-reader is also easier to transport and you can access any book you want at any time. In general, I read mostly novels, but I also enjoy reading non-fiction, especially about history, and I like reading the local newspaper to keep up to date about the things happening around me. There are some things I have to read but don’t enjoy like the documents we have to read at work, instructions or some formal letters/emails sent by official agencies or organisations.

I tend to read more in English than in Spanish. I started reading English as a way to keep up my proficiency in the language, but now after all these years of reading in English, I have no preference and read English and Spanish in the same way. In general, I don’t like reading translations, so I prefer reading English-speaking authors in English, and Spanish-speaking writers in Spanish. 

I usually read every day before going to bed, but at the weekend I have more time to read and I sometimes do it in the afternoon.