JENNIFER PLATT | Raise your reading glasses to the book that makes you want to read the next
I divide books into experiences and now I’m in the middle of a satisfying, loadshedding-friendly snack
31 May 2023 - 21:23
I can understand why people don’t like to read. Recently, I had to read a book that was as enjoyable as going to the dentist for a root canal. I won’t say what book it was, or why I had to read it. It was just a terrible experience, and one that I have to go through every now and again. A pitfall of the job, so to speak. It’s obviously not the worst thing — #firstworldproblems #ilovemyjob — and I am since over it, but I think if that was the one book I picked up in years, I wouldn’t question why I don’t enjoy reading. ..
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