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My Reading Journey

Happy World Book Day!


I started reading on the advice of some great friends that I have. Since childhood, the only books I read were 'Three Men In A Boat' and 'The Invisible Man'( Both were in my course, lol). The first book that I whole-heartedly read was The Shiva Trilogy by Amish Tripathi. And I was hooked to it till I finished it. I read it in the metro, classroom, washroom, everywhere. Maybe it was because, for the first time, I did not do it for anybody or anything else, but for myself, my fulfilment. Since then and today, reading has become an indispensable part of my life. I love to read about the new places that I haven't visited yet, about the worst times that I wish nobody ever experiences again (The partition of India, The Nazi War). And all the fantasy stories which take me away from reality and show how beautiful life is. I like to give people spoilers but try hard not to give you one. All the new facts that I gather make me super happy (did you know that a snail has around 14000 teeth). The night feels incomplete without reading, and the long metro rides are even more beautiful with it. 

There are days when I could not read for months because of exams. I felt I would not be able to start again. But here I am, back at it, enjoying it even more. It is easy to get back at it than to leave it. There are numerous books that I have read and re-read, and countless others that I can't wait to read. 

In the end, I would say Read What You Love Until You Love to Read.

Happy World Book Day to you all!

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