Michael Grothaus introduces his own personal experience how reading impacted his lifestyle beneficially. To begin article he catches the reader’s attention by first introducing in bold “My favorite book is War and Peace”. Reason so he introduces this is because as the reader reads on throughout the work the reader will then understand his reason why War and Peace is his favorite. Grothaus was having a rough time in his life before reading this book by stating, “my life was in a rut”. He had many problems, which led him to “doub[t] [himself], [his] abilities, and [his] future”. When he read this book and finally finished, he begins to feel “more confident …show more content…
The article “How Changing Your Reading Habits Can Transform your Health” by Michael Grothaus was written to inform readers that reading a book can transform many people by having a better lifestyle. Grothaus main focus in writing this article is to give informational advice to people who are either in a bad state in life and trying to have a better life for themselves, or to even have a healthy life. He builds the credibility of the article by his own personal anecdote, research from other sources about the benefits of reading, and informational advice to become a committed reader to benefit your