A Million Little Pieces

My choice book is called A Million Little Pieces, by James Frey. It's an account of the author's time spent in a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center. The wording that the author uses is very intriguing due to his repetition of words and phrases. When he'll repeat something it shows emphasis on what he's saying. For example, when James was in the dentist's office he saw a mother cling to her child when she saw a man who was dirty, ripped, bruised, and battered - James. James repeats to himself that he is a drug addict, he is a criminal, he's an alcohol, and he's in a treatment center.
I like the book, although I wish it would move along faster. The book can be very boring at times because James will mention a girl from his past, someone we don't know, someone he gives little information about but someone we know played a key role in who he is. The few times he's talked about her, he gives maybe a sentence about her. I'm interested to see what her role is and who Lilly comes to be. Lilly is a girl he met at the treatment center that he had seemed to like.
In conclusion, this book seems like the ending will be good, so I can't wait to see what it'll bring.

Reading History

I guess I'm not sure what my first experience with a book really was. All I know is, when I was little, every single night, my Dad would read a book to me at night before tucking me in. Every night I would pick the book and the two of us would sit in my bed and he would read. I remember he would purposely mess up the words to make it more fun, to which I would respond, "Hey, that's not right!". I loved having my Dad read to me. But eventually as I grew older, the roles changed, and I started reading to him.
My favorite book to read with my Dad was a series called "The Berenstain Bears". There was Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Brother Bear, and Sister Bear, pretty unique names, eh? I remember I had something like sixteen of these books varying in plots from "No Girls Allowed" to "Too Much Junk Food" to even "The Babysitter". I absolutely loved this series and never grew tired of it. I must have read these books with my Dad cover to cover, more than just a few times. These books have a special place in my heart because it always reminds me of the fun times I spent reading in bed with my Dad.
From this experience, reading with my Dad, I found myself to always be a good reader. I was always the one asked to read in class or to be the narrator because I was a pretty "fluent" reader, I guess you could say. Even in middle school I was asked to read the morning announcements. I'm sure I'm like this because of the way I would read with my Dad. Every time I messed up a word he would make me go back and read the word again, even the sentence again, to make sure I got it right. Of course, I hated that, but it definitely helped me become a great reader.
I think I've always liked reading. I don't think you could say I love it, but I really don't hate it. I'm not sure why I don't love it though. I feel like I should like it more than I do, seeing as I had such a good relationship with it when I was a younger, but I just don't. I find that I won't like a book for a variety of reasons - if I can't get a clear picture of the character, or the plot, I won't like the book because it just bores me and I have no idea what's going on. I'll even find that if I don't like the texture of the pages of a book, it'll be very hard for me to read it. I have absolutely no idea where I got that from, but it definitely plays a key role in my choice of book.
I still feel the same way about books. I definitely read more now then I did in middle school, but I still find it hard to pick a good book that will suit me just right. I'm not a very picky person, but there is just something about books - I can't explain it!
As for reading goals, I hope I can figure out what types of books I know I'd like to read. Whenever someone asks me, "Well, what's your favorite genre?", I have no idea what to say. I like many different books, but I don't like one specific genre. I'll like a mystery book, but not all mystery books. I'll like a biography, but not all biographies. I think you're catching my drift here when I say it's hard for me to choose a book. But this year I believe my absolute overall goal would be to really connect with my reading identity this year so I can be able to easily pick a book I know I'll like.