Reading Books are presented at diverse stages of our lives, from fair tales for babies and toddlers to schoolbooks, including volumes to enjoy at our free time, but to what extent reading is an enjoyment or an obligation? Both texts consider the pleasure of reading, but from a different perspective. The first passage argues that children are keen on books. Not only being resources to enjoy, but also books are the source of inspiration that arouses curiosity and could be the seed to develop their careers in the future. Additionally, at these stages literary work even could lay bare their character. Nevertheless, undergraduates have a change of heart on the grounds that reading becomes to being a mandatory and tedious activity when they have to face sleepless nights reading all these papers and articles. In contrast, the second text exposes that there is no knowing that opening a book is a delight independently of the age, from childhood to adulthood. Thus, this activity could help to unwind after an intensive day juggling work and familiar commitments. In addition to this, the text affirms that narrated stories, listened on the radio or in a book club, are a tool to create bonds with others or even to bring to light memories hidden in the subconscious mind. In conclusion, it could be argued that reading could be a tall order when it is an external obligation. However, there is little question that is also a social form of recreation that helps to forget momentarily the rat race. For that reason, I completely believe that being engrossed in a good book is the best way to enjoying spare time.