The very first novel was Black Betty, a tale about a black horse whose story and author I essentially now forget


After, like, grade three, I believe, I've never read anything with pictures in the novel. They just screw up the mental images that make my reading experiences the greatest (and the reason I read). Even the books that are age appropriate for me that have pictures and have been recommended to me I gave up as soon as I saw the first drawing. Technically, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series counts as books with pictures, but they are entertaining and aren't really novels to me.
What got me into literature was nothing in particular. I just really loved Black Betty I guess and every book I've read since has given me such a thrill. I place myself in the shoes of the protagonist and feel as though what happens in the story is actually happening to me. That's at least why I stick to literature and stuff. Also the writing styles of so many authors and poetic devices used outside of poetry.