Im 18 and I've never read a book before

[havoc00]

i hate all you posters for humoring this dipshyt troll

i hate fakkits who press oh u gotta read books bullshyt on people, we dont need that shyt anymore

 

[2 Up 2 Down]

From nikkas to Gods is a book for you.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

This explains a lot about the OP.

 

[Lobo]

I went throughout my school career including college without reading a book. Got a 3.0 gpa and everything in high school. Its overrated. I studied all the time though.

 

[ThrobbingHood]

I went throughout my school career including college without reading a book. Got a 3.0 gpa and everything in high school. Its overrated. I studied all the time though.

Why do you think reading is overrated?

 

[Jahbarri]

1st of all....your telling us, in 18 years of living your school never required you to read a single fiction book for English class? and you never went to the library and picked up a book before?? ???

I'm sure folks would have some good choices for you though. Check Brave New World and 1984 , because they have contemporary significance right now.... once you finish reading, look at the year they were written, look up at the world and say

Auto-Biography of Malcolm X is interesting, though its non-fiction.... just read, read, and read.... haven't read much fiction lately in years honestly, the world supplies enough craziness to keep me amused .......

I have 2/3 books u named. Didnt read either yet

 

[Lobo]

Why do you think reading is overrated?

With these books today, and different styles of writing, school never taught us the true foundation of writing and books don't because its lame to copy other people style of writing. What should be done is learning the basics of writing and find your own way of connecting with the reader. Have you read these sci fi books today? They make up their own words and shyt and provide no backstory on why things are the way they are. It's a headache. And if you want to be good at school work, reading won't get you there...studying the source material will and following what your teacher is saying. If your teacher ain't using big complex words, you won't need to either. School is simple. On the ACT's to get into a place like Harvard doesn't require you to know big complex words, the vocabulary section was never built like that at all. I took it twice and the vocab section was all common words you should already know by 14 years old. fukk books. They won't get you anywhere.

 

[TEH]

fukking NPC

 

[ThrobbingHood]

With these books today, and different styles of writing, school never taught us the true foundation of writing and books don't because its lame to copy other people style of writing. What should be done is learning the basics of writing and find your own way of connecting with the reader. Have you read these sci fi books today? They make up their own words and shyt and provide no backstory on why things are the way they are. It's a headache. And if you want to be good at school work, reading won't get you there...studying the source material will and following what your teacher is saying. If your teacher ain't using big complex words, you won't need to either. School is simple. On the ACT's to get into a place like Harvard doesn't require you to know big complex words, the vocabulary section was never built like that at all. I took it twice and the vocab section was all common words you should already know by 14 years old. fukk books. They won't get you anywhere.

Ok…. Everything you stated in this post relates back to education. Did you ever think about reading for: pleasure? Curiosity? Self improvement?

When people ask me why reading is important, I remember what my old school principal said;

“Reading is the foundation of ideas. Having someone’s thoughts in black and white makes it immortal. Whether it’s instructions, a religious book or fiction, the immortality of knowledge makes it priceless. If you can’t read, you’ll struggle to put together a VCR ( ). If you can’t read, you’ll sign a bad contract. If you can’t read, you’ll be at the mercy of society.”

And she wasn’t lying. Reading a good book is like having a great conversation or a preacher delivering an amazing sermon. It stays with you, you don’t forget it. You hang on every word and you want to share what you gained/learned from it.

I see books like delving into someone’s mind, thought process and being in their world for that period of time. The human brain is an amazing organ. We can store and retain so much information. Reading for me is being able to take a piece of someone’s culture and live through it vicariously.

Books are the closest thing to time travelling that we have. I’ll never get a chance to have a conversation with a freed slave, but I can read their memoirs. That’s the closest I’ll ever get.

Anyway, I’m being long winded but I wish more people shared my joy and passion for reading. It’s the best Best thing next to travelling. Your imagination is a wonderful thing, let books enhance it.

 

[Lobo]

Ok…. Everything you stated in this post relates back to education. Did you ever think about reading for: pleasure? Curiosity? Self improvement?

When people ask me why reading is important, I remember what my old school principal said;

“Reading is the foundation of ideas. Having someone’s thoughts in black and white makes it immortal. Whether it’s instructions, a religious book or fiction, the immortality of knowledge makes it priceless. If you can’t read, you’ll struggle to put together a VCR ( ). If you can’t read, you’ll sign a bad contract. If you can’t read, you’ll be at the mercy of society.”

And she wasn’t lying. Reading a good book is like having a great conversation or a preacher delivering an amazing sermon. It stays with you, you don’t forget it. You hang on every word and you want to share what you gained/learned from it.

I see books like delving into someone’s mind, thought process and being in their world for that period of time. The human brain is an amazing organ. We can store and retain so much information. Reading for me is being able to take a piece of someone’s culture and live through it vicariously.

Anyway, I’m being long winded but I wish more people shared my joy and passion for reading. It’s the best Best thing next to travelling. Your imagination is a wonderful thing, let books enhance it.

Education is important. I'm not saying don't learn how to read. You can learn how to read without reading books. That's all I'm saying. fukk books. I remember 7th grade, we had the constitution exam where you had to know every amendment and government positions. I got the highest grade in my class with a 97%.....never read a book and it was actually my first time studying. I do owe learning to read to doing homework. I had so much homework bro from 2nd grade to 8th grade.

But yea, if you want to read to enjoy something, do it. Just know the shyt is overrated.

 

[DreadBrown]

Come on man

 

[NoMorePie]

Damn

Every month for English class we had to complete a book and do a book report on it lol

 

[Dog Based Gremlin]

@BrothaZay

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

With these books today, and different styles of writing, school never taught us the true foundation of writing and books don't because its lame to copy other people style of writing. What should be done is learning the basics of writing and find your own way of connecting with the reader. Have you read these sci fi books today? They make up their own words and shyt and provide no backstory on why things are the way they are. It's a headache. And if you want to be good at school work, reading won't get you there...studying the source material will and following what your teacher is saying. If your teacher ain't using big complex words, you won't need to either. School is simple. On the ACT's to get into a place like Harvard doesn't require you to know big complex words, the vocabulary section was never built like that at all. I took it twice and the vocab section was all common words you should already know by 14 years old. fukk books. They won't get you anywhere.

 

[Formerly Black Trash]

Ok…. Everything you stated in this post relates back to education. Did you ever think about reading for: pleasure? Curiosity? Self improvement?

When people ask me why reading is important, I remember what my old school principal said;

“Reading is the foundation of ideas. Having someone’s thoughts in black and white makes it immortal. Whether it’s instructions, a religious book or fiction, the immortality of knowledge makes it priceless. If you can’t read, you’ll struggle to put together a VCR ( ). If you can’t read, you’ll sign a bad contract. If you can’t read, you’ll be at the mercy of society.”

And she wasn’t lying. Reading a good book is like having a great conversation or a preacher delivering an amazing sermon. It stays with you, you don’t forget it. You hang on every word and you want to share what you gained/learned from it.

I see books like delving into someone’s mind, thought process and being in their world for that period of time. The human brain is an amazing organ. We can store and retain so much information. Reading for me is being able to take a piece of someone’s culture and live through it vicariously.

Books are the closest thing to time travelling that we have. I’ll never get a chance to have a conversation with a freed slave, but I can read their memoirs. That’s the closest I’ll ever get.

Anyway, I’m being long winded but I wish more people shared my joy and passion for reading. It’s the best Best thing next to travelling. Your imagination is a wonderful thing, let books enhance it.

Nikkas proud of being ignorant
shyt on books but spend time reading thecoli