Why People Should Read Books.

Why People Should Read Books.

It is quite a disappointment that people read books less often in these days of widespread technological reliance. Books used to be the only kind of intellectual entertainment just a hundred years ago, but, with the invention of radio, television, cinematography, and, most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular option of a leisure activity, at least for the younger generation. However, I believe that books are an irreplaceable part of our lives, and the role that good books play on the personal growth and development of a particular person throughout one’s life is a remarkable one. Books can hardly be replaced with movies, music and interactive TV shows, and there are several reasons for that.

First of all, books expand our knowledge and conception of the world around us. You may argue that movies and TV documentaries do that too, but I believe that books are a much better alternative, since they allow each reader to experience the same story using one’s own imagination. When a hundred people watch a movie or a TV show, they see the same thing – whatever the director and the operator wish to show. Books are different.

Secondly, books enrich our vocabulary, introduce us to new notions and offer a wider choice of words to us. With every book you read, you become more intelligent. Even reading one seemingly more primitive pulp fiction book per month can enrich one’s personal vocabulary with dozens of new words, help build more concise sentences and express oneself better, make one’s speech more intelligent and sophisticated.

Finally, books are a fantastic source of inspiration. Unlike fine art, architecture or travelling, books help us create our own mental illustration for what we read on paper. So, in a way, books make us all artists and creators of our own mental cartoons, movies or illustration collections. So, every mental image that a written word projects is vibrant with feelings and emotions. This is what makes books so powerful and so memorable.

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