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Originally Posted by DarkRoast
I vacillate between being a non-reader and a bits and pieces slow reader. What inspires me to read is hearing about new books and listening to the authors. I don't want to feel guilty about not finishing every book. I sometimes only read chapters of a book and enjoy it. Otherwise, it can become a chore. I read for the ideas and to hear the rhythm of the prose and the experience of someone else thinking inside my head.
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one of the best gifts I ever gave myself was permission to walk away from a book. this was even before ereading. it might be a generational thing, I am not sure, of many of us that somehow got it drilled into our heads that if you are going to start a book you need to finish it. under that onus it is completely understandable how reading for some people could be a chore. I still wrestle with walking away from books, now it is not the wasted paper etc that flashes through my head, but respect for all the skull sweat and dedication that the author has devoted to their work. I know, we all have our own baggage issues
