When I was younger I absolutely loved reading. I would go to the library with my mom monthly to stock up on books and read them as a form of entertainment. This enjoyment of reading dwindled as I got older. Reading began to feel like a chore rather than a reward. As my workload for school increased, reading was pushed to the bottom of my to do list and I slowly lost interested. Assigned reading from school also made me begin to dislike reading, as I associated it with work and boring texts. Additionally, Netflix and social media have replaced books as entertainment. Because of these reasons, I admittedly have not read much this past year outside of news articles and assigned reading from school. However, two books that I read and actually really enjoyed were The Joy Luck Club and Life in the Galloping Lane. The Joy Luck Club appealed to me mainly because I love Amy Tan’s writing style and the fact that the book was written from eight different perspectives. Life in the Galloping Lane depicts the life of a married couple that have both won numerous Olympic medals for eventing and interested me because I ride as well. Finally, I read The Teenage Brain. Although it was assigned, I loved the book because psychology fascinates me and I am thinking about a career in psychological research.
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