As we already acknowledge that no text is autonomous. Various textual elements are influenced by a multitude of social and personal factors. The exploration of any text, therefore, is an exposure to the social and personal canvas it sketches and critiques. A critical consideration of this aspect of text will obviously lead to the conclusion that reading embodies social activity. David Bloom in his essay Reading as a Social Activity has demonstrated how reading incorporates and cultivates social context, cultural activity, and socio-cognitive development. To back up the drift of his argument, Bloom has drawn upon both empirical evidences and anecdotal circumstances in such a way as to convince the audience that what he proposes is near-universal regarding reading. But the potential pitfall of his argument lies in the fact that reading is a literate activity. Globally, people having access to reading are fewer than the number who don’t. As such, if reading is considered as a means of social connectivity and cohesiveness, it does not include all the people that constitute a society. Reading is, then, an asocial activity! Alarming yet, generally people who read, don’t create their own texts. They are compelled to study texts which are often times at odds with their social context as well as ideological affiliation. Reading is an imposition on the people who participate in that activity. Essentially, reading advances and sustains hegemony both social and cultural. I presume that reading as means of social consolidation is qualified until reading becomes a right accessible to everyone than a privilege available to a chosen few.