Sven Birkets had it rough growing up. It seems like his father had a serious grudge against the act of reading for pleasure. The man thought that his son was wasting all of his time with books when he should be outside playing with other kids under the sun. I know what he must have felt like. If my father tried to take something that I love to do away from me then I would fight to keep it. I had the same sort of thing growing up that Birkets had except that my parents were trying to keep me away from the computer instead of a book. They would have been thrilled to see me reading a book because both of them are avid readers. I defied my parents wishes. No way would I have given in to my parents will because I knew what I wanted. Same did Sven Birkets. He felt connected to the books and I felt connected to the games I played. Some things I dont remember much about my childhood but for some reason I remember the video games I played and the books I read. The memories of those things are the most vivid and real. Sometimes I have cravings to jump back into the world of Middle Earth because I feel like I have such a strong connection to it. Its like another home to me because part of my childhood was spent in it. I bet I wont have that strong of a feeling about a book ever again. Birkets says the same thing in this chapter. He says how his enthusiasm for his childhood books was so strong and ever since then its been waning away in strength. The first taste of something is always the best.
Chapter Two Berkets, Personal Life
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