Does reading books really make you a more intellectual person?

Well , one can read books little or nothing at all and still be very brilliant at reading between the lines of a conversation. 

It’s said that reading is food for your brain; but it depends on what you read; for example reading cook books will not make you an intellect but a good chef (in theory).

Reading is a key thing to acquire new skills, knowledge and attitudes. Hence, the more i read, the more possibility i can be cool and logical. so that it can make more intellectual person.

ofcurse, if I read many books I'll be an intellectual mental level incrase

I don't agree this argument 100% because its depends of the way of reading, and kind of books. Reading behind the lines improve the intellectual mind of the person specially the person who write(stories,news,..)

Reading does significantly expand your vocabulary in ways that you may not notice right away. It exposes you to and lets you uncover the context of the words that you’ve probably never heard of before. Reading compels you to look up the meaning of the words you’ve just read, hence as you go further along, the more the sentences make sense to you than before you began reading them.

Sure, if I read many books I'll be an intellectual, and my thinking threw my mind can analysis good, and interpretation of information and link with reality, then I will expand mental structures and bloom with my wide thinking.

So If any one wants to be author, he must read more than one book in week. 

Ofcourse , reading is the best way to improve our mind.Reading will help to reduce stress ,expand vocabulary and improve knowledge

Reading books will definitely ameliorate your language skills and cultivate your knowledge, however becoming an intellectual person requires more than just consuming books!

In my opinion, an active reading would definitely increase one's intellectual wellness; an active reading means that we aren't only taking in every information written before us, but we are also analyzing and criticizing the content of the books we're reading. 

If you want to become more intellectual, then you should read, research, investigate and develop the ideas presented to you.