Kelsey was always an avid reader. We rarely had to push her into her room to finish a book. She loves literature . . . so her bachelor's degree in English was not a surprise. The rest of the family is another story, no pun intended.
Scott doesn't particularly enjoy reading. He reads because he loves research and thus he reads non-fiction. In his mind fiction is a total waste of time. End of story. I don't think I have seen him read a novel in our whole married life. Interesting . . .
Addison hates to read anything, except a "People" magazine now and again. I have made a deal with her that if she reads "Twilight" and "New Moon" I will take her to the midnight movie showing of "New Moon" in November including dinner and tickets. She said "no" without even blinking. The only book I can even remember Addison trying to get through was "The 100" by Nina Garcia and that book is about what every girl needs in her wardrobe.
Shae is an avid reader . . . always has some sort of book going . . . biographies, romance, historical literature. She recommends books to me. She adores a series. She's into Gossip Girl, Harry Potter, Twilight, etc. etc. etc. Periodicals are another favorite. One of our favorite girl dates is to go and browse through Barnes & Noble, pick out several books, have a latte at Starbucks and start deciding which of our choices we're going to read first.
Hope is another one who doesn't care to read. Although she is not as resistant as Addison, she still can think of many activities she would rather be doing. I have made the same movie deal with her as Addison. She is about half way through "Twilight". We shall see what the outcome is for her.
I enjoy a good mystery along with many of the selections of the girls. Don't care for non-fiction. I will read a how too book now and again, but it has to be a good one. My current special authors are Laura Childs, Cleo Coyle, Joanne Fluke, Betty Hechtman and Maggie Sefton. They write murder mysteries with baking, knitting, crocheting and coffee. Do you see a pattern here?
There are several books that were required reading in school for all of us. I loved "Gone With the Wind". Scott loved "Moby Dick". Kelsey and Shae didn't mind any of their required reading and Addison and Hope . . . well, you know.
Finish summer strong . . . finish a book.
i absolutely love going to bookstores and going through the aisles and aisles of all those new books. mmm so much fun. thats about the only shopping i ever liked to do before i met the Rodericks.
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