Why Do We Read? Why do we read? It is impossible to coin one simple answer for this, as reading means so much to so many different people. As a child, you would sit at your parents knee and listen to all sorts of vibrant, exciting, comforting tales before you would drift off to sleep and imagine your own. As an adult, reading becomes a far deeper affair, as you are able to look beyond the words and see the meaning beneath. A well told story is something that is loved by all, something that makes you feel, something that stays with you for the rest of your #life. A good author is a very talented individual, someone that can write words onto a page and turn them into so much more than that. They can create another world, a realm where the only limits are that of their own imagination. A place for anyone to visit, to unwind, to escape from reality as everyone must sometimes. A good book can help you through #life and make you a better person. A good book is an extraordinary thing.