Why I love to read?

I love reading, my Mum was an avid reader and all my siblings love to read.  When I was a child I loved to read Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five. I think one of the reasons why I love to read is because when you read a novel you are transported into a story through your imagination and your empathy for the characters and you become a part of their lives and you become so engrossed in the book. Whilst reading a novel it can be an emotional roller coaster ride.  I’ll give you an example,  J.K. Rowling – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.  It was Chapter 34 where Harry and Cedric Diggory both grab the cup at the same time and it was a portal and they arrived in front of Voldemort and Voldemort told Wormtail to kill the spare and the emotional roller coaster ride began.  When Harry finally got away he grabbed Cedric’s body and brought him back to Hogwart’s.  When I was reading this I began to cry tears rolling down my face.  My glasses began to fog up and I couldn’t read the words on the page.  I had to stop and wipe my eyes and clean my glasses so I could finish the chapter.