This is the answer of question number 4 in the common application question which goes like "Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you."
Reading a book, for me, is like choosing a perfect dress for a fashion expert. One can find all kinds of book, but choosing a good book to read is a tedious job. I don't choose a book by its cover; rather, I choose a book from its first fifty pages. The first fifty pages of a book give me an insight on how good the book is.
When I choose a particular book, the first page that I read is the book blurb, which, ironically is the last page. After I am done with the blurb, I slowly and dramatically turn the book around. Doing that makes me feel like an obsessed archaeologist opening a newly discovered treasure chest. Then, I open the cover.
The first page inside the book is usually the introduction of the writer. I look at the writer's other works and make a mental note to search them out if I like this book. I read about the various awards that the writer has won (if s/he has won). Winning awards doesn't necessarily mean that the book is good but it is more often the case, and has a higher probability of passing my book test.
After the introduction is over with, I start the first chapter of the book. I make my way to the first fifty pages of the book slowly and all of my concentration is devoted into understanding and enjoying those pages. When I am reading those pages, I lose consciousness of my surrounding and I enter into a world of the book. I have skipped my stop many times while reading a book on the bus.
Finally comes the time of the verdict. If the book captures my imagination and I want to keep on reading the book, then it has passed the book test. If not, I return the book to the library as soon as I can, and borrow another one, and my book test is repeated all over once again.
But when a book passes the test, and I am fully devoted in reading it, I feel exactly what the character feels. That is when I attain "nirvana" and I feel absolutely content. My mind is shrouded in a veil of tranquility but my emotions are always at play. I have lived the life of Atticus Finch and ensured that justice has been served. I have fallen in love, gone to college, played in the Champions league final and even committed a murder; I have garnered experience of many lifetimes in 17 years with the help of different books. My personality and my behavior are also shaped around the current book that I am reading. Coming back to reality after finishing a book is really hard for me. To control my mind from being needlessly obsessed over the finished book, I treat myself with another book.
The feeling I get while reading a good book is unparalleled and I could even go on reading for a full twenty four hours (only if my mother forgets to call me for meals.)
Reading a book, for me, is like choosing a perfect dress for a fashion expert. One can find all kinds of book, but choosing a good book to read is a tedious job. I don't choose a book by its cover; rather, I choose a book from its first fifty pages. The first fifty pages of a book give me an insight on how good the book is.
When I choose a particular book, the first page that I read is the book blurb, which, ironically is the last page. After I am done with the blurb, I slowly and dramatically turn the book around. Doing that makes me feel like an obsessed archaeologist opening a newly discovered treasure chest. Then, I open the cover.
The first page inside the book is usually the introduction of the writer. I look at the writer's other works and make a mental note to search them out if I like this book. I read about the various awards that the writer has won (if s/he has won). Winning awards doesn't necessarily mean that the book is good but it is more often the case, and has a higher probability of passing my book test.
After the introduction is over with, I start the first chapter of the book. I make my way to the first fifty pages of the book slowly and all of my concentration is devoted into understanding and enjoying those pages. When I am reading those pages, I lose consciousness of my surrounding and I enter into a world of the book. I have skipped my stop many times while reading a book on the bus.
Finally comes the time of the verdict. If the book captures my imagination and I want to keep on reading the book, then it has passed the book test. If not, I return the book to the library as soon as I can, and borrow another one, and my book test is repeated all over once again.
But when a book passes the test, and I am fully devoted in reading it, I feel exactly what the character feels. That is when I attain "nirvana" and I feel absolutely content. My mind is shrouded in a veil of tranquility but my emotions are always at play. I have lived the life of Atticus Finch and ensured that justice has been served. I have fallen in love, gone to college, played in the Champions league final and even committed a murder; I have garnered experience of many lifetimes in 17 years with the help of different books. My personality and my behavior are also shaped around the current book that I am reading. Coming back to reality after finishing a book is really hard for me. To control my mind from being needlessly obsessed over the finished book, I treat myself with another book.
The feeling I get while reading a good book is unparalleled and I could even go on reading for a full twenty four hours (only if my mother forgets to call me for meals.)
