March 7, 2021
Since I was a little girl, I love to read. For me it was always easy to get access to books. My mother and father red a lot, and they oftenly had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids.
I never gave up on books. As I grew up, I found the way to keep reading. The books became my friends, and I felt strong and happy if I had one in my purse. I think about it now, and it's almost ridiculous. I carried a book even if I knew I did'nt had the time to open it.
But, in the last years, I had to shorten my time with them. I missed my reading a lot, but other responsabilities came on, and priorities are important in life. However, even if one can survive without a hobbie... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile.
A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-book, and read again. And I confess that I felt an inmediate rejection to the idea. How on earth an electronic device ever take the place of the real thing? I couldn't imagine myself holding one. So, my life continous with the urgent things demanding the time of the important ones.
It was until a friend of mine, sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF. I was "forced" to read it on my laptop. And it was uncomfortable and unpractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising.
And, that's when I realize that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance. A few months after I red this particular book, my husband gave me an e-book as a present... the best present of my life.
The best present ever
SEver since I was a little girl, I've loved to read.
Ever since I was a little girl, I've loved to read.
"Ever" isn't strictly necessary but "ever since" is much more natural in a sentence like this, where you're telling a story. And you need past tense to link back to you being a little girl.
For me it was always easy to get access to books.
My mother and father read a lot, and they oftenly had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids.
My mother and father read a lot, and they often had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids.
"oftenly" does feel like it should be a word, doesn't it? But no. "frequently" would work!
I never gave up on books.
The books became my friends, and I felt strong and happy if I had one in my purse.
I think about it now, and it's almost ridiculous.
I carried a book even if I knew I did'n't hadve the time to open it.
I carried a book even if I knew I didn't have the time to open it.
did not -> didnot -> didn't
But, in the lasrecent years, I've had to shorten my time with them.
But, in recent years, I've had to shorten my time with them.
Or "in the last few years", "last couple of years". I change to "I've had" because I get the sense that this is an ongoing action - if something specific five years ago meant you had to stop reading, you could certainly say "Five years ago I had to shorten my time with them".
I missed my reading a lot, but other responsaibilities came onappeared, and priorities are important in life.
I missed my reading a lot, but other responsibilities appeared, and priorities are important in life.
Minor style issue. It's a little weird to talk about responsibilities "coming on", but it's clear what you mean. "appeared", "arose", "got in the way" - I'm not sure any of them are the best way to say this, but they're more natural.
However, even if one can survive without a hobbiey... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile.
However, even if one can survive without a hobby... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile.
A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-bookreader, and read again.
A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-reader, and read again.
Very minor technicality! An e-book is an individual electronic text - the device you read e-books on is an e-reader.
And I confess that I felt an inmmediate rejecopposition to the idea.
And I confess that I felt an immediate opposition to the idea.
Or "I immediately felt I should reject the idea". Generally, you feel rejection when *you* are the one being rejected by somebody.
How on earth an electronic device ever take the place of the real thing?
I couldn't imagine myself holding one.
So, my life continousued, with the urgent things demanding the time of theneeded for important ones.
So, my life continued, with urgent things demanding the time needed for important ones.
It was uUntil a friend of mine, sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF.
Until a friend of mine sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF.
Or "in a PDF", "in a PDF file", "in PDF format". That's actually redundant, because the last F stands for format anyway, but it's what people will say.
I was "forced" to read it on my laptop.
I was forced to read it on my laptop.
The quotes don't seem necessary, unless you *really* want to emphasise that you weren't actually forced. The word doesn't necessarily demand that someone has a gun to your head - it's sufficient that a laptop was the only way you had to read it.
And it was uncomfortable and unimpractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising.
And it was uncomfortable and impractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising.
And, that's when I realized that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance.
And that's when I realized that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance.
"that's when" feels like "that was when" here, so "realized" needs to be past tense.
You could say "and that's when I realize", but in the context of narrating a story as if it's occurring in the present.
A few months after I read this particular book, my husband gave me an e-bookreader as a present... the best present of my life.
A few months after I read this particular book, my husband gave me an e-reader as a present... the best present of my life.
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I also always used to carry books around when I was a kid! E-books are a lot more convenient, I'm glad you've discovered them and reKindled your love for reading :)
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Since I was a little girl, I love to read.
"Ever" isn't strictly necessary but "ever since" is much more natural in a sentence like this, where you're telling a story. And you need past tense to link back to you being a little girl. |
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For me it was always easy to get access to books. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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My mother and father red a lot, and they oftenly had for us (my sister and I) the newest books for kids.
My mother and father read a lot, and they often "oftenly" does feel like it should be a word, doesn't it? But no. "frequently" would work! |
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I never gave up on books. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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As I grew up, I found the way to keep reading. |
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The books became my friends, and I felt strong and happy if I had one in my purse. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I think about it now, and it's almost ridiculous. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I carried a book even if I knew I did'nt had the time to open it.
I carried a book even if I knew I did did not -> didnot -> didn't |
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But, in the last years, I had to shorten my time with them.
But, in Or "in the last few years", "last couple of years". I change to "I've had" because I get the sense that this is an ongoing action - if something specific five years ago meant you had to stop reading, you could certainly say "Five years ago I had to shorten my time with them". |
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I missed my reading a lot, but other responsabilities came on, and priorities are important in life.
I missed my reading a lot, but other respons Minor style issue. It's a little weird to talk about responsibilities "coming on", but it's clear what you mean. "appeared", "arose", "got in the way" - I'm not sure any of them are the best way to say this, but they're more natural. |
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However, even if one can survive without a hobbie... it's truly important to make the time and keep doing things that make you smile.
However, even if one can survive without a hobb |
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A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e-book, and read again.
A few years ago, my sister suggested to me that I should buy an e- Very minor technicality! An e-book is an individual electronic text - the device you read e-books on is an e-reader. |
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And I confess that I felt an inmediate rejection to the idea.
And I confess that I felt an i Or "I immediately felt I should reject the idea". Generally, you feel rejection when *you* are the one being rejected by somebody. |
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How on earth an electronic device ever take the place of the real thing? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I couldn't imagine myself holding one. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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So, my life continous with the urgent things demanding the time of the important ones.
So, my life contin |
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It was until a friend of mine, sent me an e-mail with a book, in PDF.
Or "in a PDF", "in a PDF file", "in PDF format". That's actually redundant, because the last F stands for format anyway, but it's what people will say. |
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I was "forced" to read it on my laptop.
I was The quotes don't seem necessary, unless you *really* want to emphasise that you weren't actually forced. The word doesn't necessarily demand that someone has a gun to your head - it's sufficient that a laptop was the only way you had to read it. |
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And it was uncomfortable and unpractical... but the book was something else: deep, interesting, and surprising.
And it was uncomfortable and |
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And, that's when I realize that the magic of a book goes far beyond its appearance.
And "that's when" feels like "that was when" here, so "realized" needs to be past tense. You could say "and that's when I realize", but in the context of narrating a story as if it's occurring in the present. |
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A few months after I red this particular book, my husband gave me an e-book as a present... the best present of my life.
A few months after I read this particular book, my husband gave me an e- |
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