Why Is It A Sin To Read?

I agree that reading a good book can be a "gateway drug" to literature. Its starts a domino effect that could get even the most resistant teen to start reading a little bit more then usual. Reading a Jodi Picoult book is still on my to-do list but I've mostly only heard good things about them. I like how she tries to connect with each of her fans no matter how many she'll see in the day.

I disagree with those who believe that reading should not be a passive experience. why would your read a story that you don't enjoy? I couldn't count how many nights I've stayed up until the early hours because i just can't put a book down. Some of those such books are from the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers. It may be highly unrealistic with vampires and werewolves but everyone has got that forbidden love that they cant let go of.

Zadie Smith wrote that "readers fail when they allow themselves to believe that fiction is the thing you relate to and writers the amenable people you seek out when you want to have your own version of the world confirmed and reinforced". In my opinion although the characters may be non-fiction, the issues are still real and relatable to and they help the readers feel understood if something similar happened to them.

Over all i agree with authors like Jodi Picoult who just write stories for the trill and do whatever they can to keep the youth interested. I wish them luck in their fight against the self-appointed, so-called "literature police".