i like to read.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Reading is a complex \"cognitive process\" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader\u2019s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated. The reading process requires continuous practice, development, and refinement. In addition, reading requires creativity and critical analysis. Consumers of literature make ventures with each piece, innately deviating from literal words to create images that make sense to them in the unfamiliar places the texts describe. Because reading is such a complex process, it cannot be controlled or restricted to one or two interpretations. There are no concrete laws in reading, but rather allows readers an escape to produce their own products introspectively. This promotes deep exploration of texts during interpretation. Readers use a variety of reading strategies to assist with decoding (to translate symbols into sounds or visual representations of speech) and comprehension.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I love reading. I'm currently in the middle of The Sun also Rises by Ernest Hemingway. Do you like to read?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Yes, I do! I'm currently starting the huge series called Wheel of Time. Reading is a great way to acquire new language and new ideas and information."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I've never heard of Wheel of Time. What's it about? I agree. I don't have cable so I read a lot. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's a fantasy series. It's one of the best fantasy series for people who like the genre. It requires practice and development to get into it though."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I used to read a lot of Fantasy but as I get older I've gotten more into History. Have you read The Road? It's my favorite. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Nope I haven't. I find reading fantasy really promotes deep exploration of the texts. What is The Road about?"}, {"role": "user", "content": "It is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey of a father and his young son over a period of several months, across a landscape blasted by an unspecified cataclysm that has destroyed most of civilization and, in the intervening years, almost all life on Earth."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Sounds interesting! I think I will add it to my reading list. It's the novel by Cormac McCarthy right? "}]