Why reading Colleen Hoover isn’t shameful
Reading is a personal journey. Which looks different for everyone.
Although the news that human beings' attention span is less than a goldfish is false. Most of us, at some point, have felt that reading a book is getting more and more difficult.
When we do start reading, the book fails to capture all our attention, leaving some left for us to think about using our phone. Or we don't even pick up the book.
It definitely happens to me. After a long break, reading again feels like a task, a nuisance.
When it does, keeping my phone away, muting notifications and deleting or disabling apps that have scroll features makes it better, but what else matters is reading a short and easy to read material.
By doing these things I slowly get acquainted with reading again. It makes me see books not as a task but as boxes filled with fun, mysteries and knowledge.
So, if I, a person who loves to read, has a hard time picking up a book. I shouldn't expect someone who hasn't read any novel in their entire life to start with War & Peace.
Most of us have started reading through small books, school assigned books, magazines or newspapers.
The first novel I actually read was assigned to me in 6th grade. An abridged version of Around the world in 80 days by Jules Verne.
But many people couldn't get into reading just from this. School system makes us hate everything that's assigned to us, because it feels forced.
A lot of us Gen Zs and Millennials have gotten into reading after having a "Wattpad phase" (Wattpad is an app where you share stories, mostly romantic or sexual in nature).
For some teens and young adults who never had a "Wattpad phase", easy to read romantic books feel the best to get into reading. Most of these books are recommended by "Booktok" and "Booktube".
Reading is far better than doom scrolling through apps and as people get into reading, they slowly start reading what most people consider "good books".
Anything that takes us away from doom scrolling and damaging our mental health is worth it. So, If people read Colleen Hoover's cheesy novels for a start, who cares? In the end, reading should be self-nourishing and satisfying. That's what matters the most.
What do you think? I’d love to know! Thanks for reading!
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