Reading History Timeline

Beginning

2001

My parents and grandparents read to me as a child, at around 2 years old I imagine this happened a lot.

Reading alone

2005

I remember being an avid reader in elementary school, this must have started around 5 or 6 years old.

Becoming more advanced

2007

When I was around 7 I was reading chapter books from my school's library. I'd complete them quite quickly.

Missing out

2009

I remember being upset by missing the storytime/reading circle at the end of my fifth grade class. Instead of being able to listen to my teacher read I was teaching Kindergarteners the alphabet. I do appreciate that experience as well, but I missed hearing the books be read.

First Big Series

2010

I read the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini around this time. I bonded with some peers and talked about it into middle school

Waning

2012

Around this time I stopped reading quite so much as the reading required by school became more intense, and I became more involved in other hobbies.

Fanworks

2013

I remember getting a bit into fanfiction around this time, but I did not read all that much.

High School Graduation

2015

After I graduated high school I remember wanting to read more. Some of my favorites included some required readings we did for English class, but I then found myself involved in college and still found myself not prioritizing reading for pleasure in my free time.

Essays

2015

At this time I remember being more into essays or analysis of works I enjoyed. This included some books but mostly revolved around video games. I enjoyed texts that picked apart other things I enjoyed.

Ressurgance

2020

I picked up a book called Gideon the Ninth as it was trending on the internet spaces I roamed. This book got me back into reading, but then life caught up with me again. I still have not gone back to reading the most recent book in the series Nona the Ninth, because of college, work, and other responsibilities.