Blog Two: Books and Magazines

Magazines and books play a pretty signficant role in my life on a daily basis. I cannot think of one day that has gone by where I haven't read from one of these two media sources. Books play a more important role in my life in the sense that all of my classes require a certain amount of reading and I retain a fair deal of knowledge from these texts. I have a problem paying attention to instructors often times in class, so I rely on teaching myself the pertinent subjects from reading textbooks in most cases. I also rely on books as a source of entertainment. Ever since I was a child, I have been considered a bookworm. Unfortunaltey, I don't have enough time to read these days as much as I did when I was younger, but I still thorougly enjoy settling down with good book. Most of the books I read for pleasure are nonfiction or biographical in nature. I do enjoy reading a good fiction book also. I do like to read magazines, most of which consist of celebrity news and gossip. My favorite magazine is US Weekly, which I buy almost weekly from the grocery store. I have read magazines more frequently since being in college because they are quick and easy to read and being a student has provided me with less time to read things for pleasure/entertainment. I am currently reading a book that has made a huge impact on me: "Into the Wild". This was also depicted as another media source recently, in film. The book means so much to me because it is a biography of a young man who faced many of the existential dilemmas that I am currently facing as I graduate college and enter the real world. Looking back on my childhood, I can't recall any books or magazines that I was prohibited from looking at, but I do remember having to read "To Kill a Mockingbird", and our teacher discussing that some believed it to be a controversial read because of the racial undertones it suggests.