With a Book Blogger Hop

Although this is a relatively new blog, I feel like I should be more involved in book-blogger-activities, and get immersed in the community. After doing so, I ran into Ramblings of  a Coffee Addicted Writer, a pretty neat book blog. They hold this Book Blogger Hop where book bloggers answer a certain question, and post a link to their answer on their blog. This way, book bloggers get to find new blogs around the internets. If this tickles your fancy at all, head over to their blog and get to know them.

The question of the week is:

Were you a born bookworm or somebody got you into the habit of reading? 

I guess the question here is basically whether reading is an intrinsic habit of mine, or whether it was instilled in me by someone else. And I have to say, I'm not exactly sure. I was definitely encouraged to read a lot as a child; my family bought me books that gradually grew larger and heavier, and many of my teachers gave me extra books out of the curriculum. This isn't to say that everyone supported my reading. I remember this one teacher gave us a book that we were meant to read throughout the entire semester-I believe it was an abridged version of Around The World In 80 Days. Anyways, I read it in one night, and came to her the next day asking her for a new one. She wasn't thrilled. My parents also instilled a book ban for a couple months because my reading had interfered with my studies and social life. So I was encouraged and discouraged to read growing up. 

At the same time, I remember getting excited whenever I enter a library as a child. How Chip, Biff and Kipper were never enough for me. It was a raw, innate need to dive into the world of books.

So who's to say I wouldn't have become a bookworm without support despite my natural tendencies  And who's to say that my tendency to read wasn't planted in me by someone else. In the end I'm extremely grateful for every factor that went into how I am today.