Reading has
changed for since my childhood. As a child, I used to read pretty much any book
that was in the children’s section just because it was in that section. As a
teen, I would only read certain subgenres of YA and all those that were apart
of that particular genre. As an adult, I consistently try to read the way I did
as a teen and it never works out this way anymore. I feel often times that all books grouped into
a particular genre varies in their own way and it’s not the same story written
over and over again as I found as a teen. I now read all over the place and do
not have a particular favorite genre or a genre that I read more than others.
I wish I could say that I only read mysteries and romance and read all that’s
released in these genres but that’s not the case.
Twenty years
from now as for adults, I think we would read less. The increase of books being
adapted into movies makes it so that people want to read these books and that’s
great but this won’t hold up for the future.
Every movie released for now on can’t be adapted into a movie. I think
reading fiction would become more of exclusive hobbies only for those who
actually enjoy and really want to read a book during their spare time. Reading
would become more of a choice and something that someone has to be in the mood
for. It’s not something that someone looks forward to. New releases in a
series, I think are something only a select would be excited for. I think
movies and TV show adaptations are not enough to make adults read and I think
in way, makes for adults to read less because they can just opt watch the movie
instead. I think it’s becoming that you have to choose what you spend your time
doing because you can’t do it all. Traditional publishing is turning into the
same direction the music industry is facing and self-publishing is the way to
go and get noticed by the industry. I think their still would be physical books
despite what the “statistics say” about eBooks. Enthusiastic readers which
would be the only ones reading twenty years for now and those would of course
chose the physical book over an electronic one.
Of course you should choose a physical book over an e-book lol. I like your take on the future, and how the movie industry is basically ruining everything. I do agree with you that making all these books into movies does not motivate people to read them, but I have to say there is another side to that coin as well. Some people like to read the books and then see the movies to compare (those people may fall into the enthusiastic readers though). I want to hope that movies do not kill the book industry, but I do think that it could be a possibility. I don't think I saw anyone else bring this up. Good thinking!
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