The books in my life

Although I know how important it is to be a reader in life due to the skills one will acquire, such as better reading concept, writing skill and even better vocabulary knowledge. As I've mentioned about my experiences with books, I am not very proud of being considered an alliterate reader. However, I've been trying to force myself to read. It doesn't mean that I've not read any books at all in my life.

One of the books that I've read and found extraordinarily fun and memorable until today is 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,' the first edition by J.K.Rowling. I had an option to avoid reading it  however, back then when the book was first published, it seemed to grasp a lot of attention, therefore I realized that it must have had an interesting content. I find the story well written because it involves school children, which I am able to relate too due to my age at that time. In addition to that, it describes the world of Harry Potter with a little more fun and thrill, due to the magical world and the other characters. As a child, this helps encourage our reading due to the imaginative world of school life. And I've realized some books does not transition well into the next chapter, however J.K.Rowling organized it as such that made me constantly curious of the following chapter, which got me hooked and kept me going until I've completed the book.

Besides that, I've read a book titled 'The Interpreter of Maladies,' by Jhumpa Lahiri. It was a book filled with many short stories portraying the Indian culture. The main reason why I read it was because of its main theme. I come from Malaysia, therefore I am aware of the Indian culture, however after reading this book, it opened my eyes to many more instances and situations that an Indian family encounters. Aside from that, the stories are written very well that it felt like I'm reading a true story. Not only was I interested with the book, more so with the writer due to her good exposure. She had also written a book titled 'The Namesake,' which was later on made into a movie, which I believe is to portray the struggles of an Indian family living in America. She writes a lot about her culture, Indian culture, which I enjoy reading about. I've always had an interest in reading books related to culture, in order for me to learn more about one's culture.

Aside from just story books, I find the educational books helpful too. For example, 'Vistas- Introducion a la lengua Espanola,' by Jose A. Blanco and Phillip Redwine Donley, a well organized book filled with the steps of learning Spanish and the Spanish culture. First and foremost, I don't only appreciate this book because I'm learning Spanish, but in addition to that, I love and admire everything about the Spanish speaking world. Spanish is currently my fourth language and aside from that Spanish ranges from all kinds of countries. This book has been very helpful in regards to educational and informative facts about all Spanish speaking countries. Moreover I am a big fan of traveling, with the help of the images of the Latin American countries and additional information about the history has provided me with more details. In addition to that, this book comes with a code that allows one to also access this information through an online site, which can also come in handy for computer savvy people.