Adopting a Success Attitude
DISCOVERING ENJOYMENT IN READING
Reading for pleasure has numerous benefits: It can build your knowledge, improve your vocabulary, boost your reading speed, enhance your creativity and imagination, and encourage attentiveness and focus. Moreover, reading for pleasure can relieve stress and promote positive emotions.
Choose four literary genres from the following list. For each genre you choose, identify a book that you might like to read. (Search online or go to a bookstore to get ideas.) Provide the full title of the book, the author’s name, a brief description of the book (two to three sentences), and the reason it interests you.
Literary Genres
classic literature
fantasy/adventure
historical fiction
crime/detective
science fiction
horror
mystery
romance
humor
suspense/thriller
autobiography/biography
nonfiction (factual information)
poetry
Now set a goal for your reading. When will you read the titles you’ve listed?