Reading Novels

Long ago in high school I was introduced to reading novels. Back then they were assigned and I had to start with what the teacher assigned. Later I read a few great novels on my own as a teenager.

When I left school I forgot all about reading novels - until one winter when I was bored, and I noticed there was a copy of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens in the room. I picked it up and absorbed the beauty of it. Dickens was such an outstanding word artist! And so I was hooked. I've been reading novels ever since. I won't tell you how long that's been - but a few hints will suffice. My hair is now gray and my children are all adults.

I've had so many good novel reading experiences it occurred to me that I might like to write about this popular hobby. When my two youngest children were in high school I noticed that English was no longer a class and novels were no longer assigned. How strange that seems to me! I do hope that younger people will take time away from video games and television long enough to occasionally indulge in the age-old pleasure of reading novels.

Novels are SO awesome!