

“There are only two ways, really, to become a writer. One is to write. The other is to read.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life

“reading has as many functions as the human body, and... not all of them are cerebral.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life

“All of reading is really only finding ways to name ourselves, and, perhaps, to name the others around us so that they will no longer seem like strangers.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life

“books became the greatest purveyors of truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life

“Part of the great wonder of reading is that it has the ability to make human beings feel more connected to one another, which is a great good, if not from a pedagogical point of view, at least from a psychological one.”
― How Reading Changed My Life
― How Reading Changed My Life
Shaheer Ahmed’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Shaheer Ahmed’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Art, Biography, Business, Chick-lit, Children's, Christian, Classics, Comics, Contemporary, Cookbooks, Crime, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Horror, Humor and Comedy, Manga, Memoir, Music, Mystery, Non-fiction, Paranormal, Philosophy, Poetry, Psychology, Religion, Romance, Science, Science fiction, Self help, Spirituality, Sports, Thriller, Travel, and Young-adult
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