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": "assistant", "content": "Do you like to read? I love that I can make connections with a book, even if the story is something unfamiliar to me."}, {"role": "user", "content": "I used to love reading books, after I had two boys I didn't have time anymore."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Do your boys like to read? There are so many great books out there for kids now!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "My oldest loves history books, he is a history buff at 13. "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I enjoy history books too! There are many excellent history books in the Western Canon that have shaped our culture. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "For awhile he was really into World War II, Now he has been reading about the Revolutionary War."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Has he ready any books about George Washington as the leader of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War? I've been interested in that topic as well."}, {"role": "user", "content": "He has and he just read Common Sense by Thomas Paine and did a project on it for school."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That sounds like an excellent topic! I never read the book, but I heard it is the largest circulation of any book published in American history. I should buy a copy!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "He asked me for a copy but I could not order it in time for his project. I'm sure he will buy it though."}]