Why exactly would you buy a book and not read it ?
this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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I have a few dozen books. A third I've read all the way through, the rest I've picked up and put down or skimmed.
It helps to have a lot of options so that I'm more likely to find one that clicks and holds my attention for longer.
Plus I frequently reference books for specific info or quotes.
That’s why I got into ebooks, so much better for space. Now I have something like 400 on my Kobo and maybe a dozen in progress. There’s always something new and shiny.
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A Brief History of Time was the classic one amongst self-described sapiosexuals
highschool textbooks
Among my friend group it's House of Leaves.
"Wow, it's such an eerie unsettling journey. I really love it." "you started it last year, did you finish it?" "well ..."
I saw another lemmy user claim they had to take a 17 year break from it.
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