Top Ten Reasons We Love Books!

The lovelies over at the Broke and the Bookish host a weekly meme called Top Ten Tuesdays! Here is this weeks topic:  Ten Reasons I Love X.  I chose to go with books!

1. Stops Boredom

   

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   I am always, ALWAYS having trouble finding things to do since I am a stay at home wife.  I get bored very easily.  Sure, I could spend hours drooling in front of the TV, but reading is way more fun!

2. Travel Everywhere Without Ever Leaving Your House!

   

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   I love traveling, and I am lucky enough to go on a trip every year.  BUT THERE ARE SO MANY PLACES I STILL WANT TO GO!! And books let you do that!  Through reading I have been all over the world.  Plus IRL I would never get to go to space, or Wonderland, or Narnia.  AND books let you TIME TRAVEL!  I get to be in prehistoric times, and the future, or the roaring 20s, or Nazi Germany.  All because I read.

3. Reading Reduces Stress

   I read an article on Telegraph that says reading reduces stress better than walking or listening to music.  Who wouldn’t benefit from some stress relief?

4. Live Millions of Lives

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5. It’s Fun!

    

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   Not only does reading improve your language skills, reduce stress, stop boredom, let you virtually travel to anywhere, and live a million lives, it’s just plain fun!  Books are amazing magical things that everyone should love!

    ~Kattie

6. The Romance!

   

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It is always nice to feel that heart pounding and breathless feeling from these characters that are so lovable.  (Warner from Shatter Me I am talking about you)

7. The Emotion

 

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I get to experience so many emotions that I didn’t even know that this hardened heart of mine could feel, and it feels so darn good!

8. Sword fights!

 

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Where else can it feel like you are actually fighting without getting in trouble?  Not only sword fighting but super powers!!!

9. Imaginary Creatures!

 

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Seriously where else can you find fae, faries, brownies, vampires, werewolves, mermaids, angels, demons, witches, aliens, etc. etc.etc.? (Well maybe aliens aren’t imaginary!!)

10. Completion

 

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When I strum to the last page of a book and finish it I feel like I have done something immaculate!  I don’t care if anyone thinks otherwise.  It feels good!

~Candace

What would you fill in for I Love X, and some reasons?  It can be anything.

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