Ever since I could read I've really loved reading books. I probably actually read more books in my spare time when I was between roughly the age 7 to about 10 than I do now, my favourite authors when I was a child were definitely Jacqueline Wilson and Enid Blyton. Nevertheless, I still love reading just as much but I have less spare time. So reading books as an AS level is great because technically it won't be my spare time because it's supposedly studying, but really it's something I would enjoy to do in my spare time.
I chose to study English literature at AS level mainly for the reason that I simply enjoy reading fictional books and interpreting what I think the author meant by the things they say, I find it really interesting. I also love that I can completely zone out when reading a book and let my imagination take me away.
I find that even though I do enjoy reading, I tend to find it harder to get into a book when it's a book I have chosen to read in my spare time, whereas the books which are chosen for me to read or are suggested to me by people I always seem to enjoy much more which is another reason I chose to do English literature AS level - to discover more interesting books as there are thousands out there!
I also chose to study English literature AS level because I love how reading good books and interpreting them not only makes me see more depth in the book but also in the outside world. I feel that reading books has helped me see the world and life in a better way.
Some people are ashamed to admit it but I really did enjoy reading the Twilight saga books by Stephanie Meyer and I also do love to read a good romance book too, my favourite author for romance books is Nicolas Sparks. However I have got a list of books which I would like to read which are quite different to ones I have read before and I am also enjoying reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood which we are currently reading in English literature.
