Newcastle University

In terms of benefits what would you say that reading or listening to books gives you?

Well, an enjoyable experience, which is primarily the thing I think that you are after. It makes you think a little bit more, makes you feel a bit more, I suppose, connected. It gives you an insight into other cultures. It makes you use your brain if you are trying to think, well I wonder how this is going to work out. I think reading is quite important. It’s an ongoing education. You develop your own thoughts on how something is written and maybe think, I wouldn’t mind having a go myself. It’s just for me a good and fulfilling experience.