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3 Reasons Why You Should Read Widely (+ a May Book Haul)
Throughout my teen years all I read was YA Fantasy. By the time I reached my senior year I was sick of it. I have nothing against the genre now, a few of the books from the haul are YA Fantasy, but at the time I felt stuck. I had siloed myself into this one genre and never strayed from the teen section at Indigo.
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Then I realized if I was already reading books like Unless by Carol Shields, and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver for book reports, what was stopping me from reading more widely in my personal life?
Oh, right…me. I was stopping myself.
For the next few years I refused to buy anything YA and I really wanted to explore different genres and authors. This is how I found myself reading Brene Brown, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, and the entire Dark Tower series by Stephen King.
Now, when I say I want to read more widely, it’s taken on a different meaning. I want to read about diverse characters: poc, bipoc, LGBTQIA+, and more. I want to explore genres I’ve skipped over as well as some new favourites.
