Why do you love books?

Last week, the ace Tom Hoeler, Associate Editor at Del Rey books tweeted this:

I loved the post-it notes he tweeted in the thread.

With Tom’s permission here, they are:

Inspired by the comments, I asked my Twitter followers to tell me why they love books.

Here are some of the responses:

Fantastic reasons all!

Personally, I read because, for me, it’s the best way to shut out the outside world and focus. When I’ve got my nose stuck in the book, it’s just me and the author. It’s time for recuperation, recovery, relaxation and revival.

So what about you? Why do you read? Why do you love books, or for that matter, comics?

Let me know by adding a comment below, or reply on twitter.