Reading isn't for everyone but for me as a child, my imagination was flowing far too wild and fast for my own small world so I needed an outlet to escape into and explore in ;)
As a writer myself, I can say that it is such an incredible outlet to be able to have your feelings and thoughts read by others. I am happy to hear you're enjoying it more now, it really is another world :)
Very much so, it is like a better movie in a book. :)