How to Love Reading (Even If You Think You Hate It)

There’s a book for everyone.

My sister used to hate reading. She found it dull and tedious that you had to read to see a picture in your mind. She preferred television shows.

One day last year, she asked me if I could check out a couple of books that had caught her attention. Both works were non-fiction: one about race, and the other, feminism.

She hasn’t stopped reading since then.

By no means does she read a lot. She’s a slow reader who only picks up her novel half an hour before she accidentally falls asleep. But she went from “I hate reading” to “Damn it, I don’t have a book.”

There’s a book for everyone

Even those who proclaim they dislike reading.

The reason you don’t like reading is that you’re choosing the wrong books.

My sister still refuses to read fiction, but it doesn’t matter. She’s found her kind of books.

In 2016, I read 12 novels. We’re nearing the end of March, and I’m already reading my sixteenth read. The most significant difference between then and now is the stories I’m reading.

I can devour a book in a matter of days, not because I’m focused on my reading goal but because…