John Green's Crash Course: How and Why We Read
The reason we read could start from an act of empathy, all the way to the meaning of the book’s existence. No matter what sort of story one is reading, “reading is always an act of empathy”(Green). Reading is sort of peeking into some else's life as if the reader were the character. In order to have a better understanding of the character most authors will try to describe what is happening in the story by using skills called hyperbole, and metaphor. These type of writings will allow the author to write a more indepth story for the reader’s benefit. Speaking of readers benefit, John Green has also commented something about this. Even if the author is trying to sell their book for money, “all that