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Originally Posted by Hitch
Clavell is brilliant. And, FWIW, love Michener, too. I'm fortunate; when I was young, people were expected to have an attention span longer than a gerbil's. I literally cannot imagine what it's like to grow up today, unable to focus on the great classics, or handle something like Michener, Clavell, and the like. What a bummer.
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I think you're hanging out with the wrong people.
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Some people I'm around with are not there by my choice. It seems that having the attention span of a goldfish is quite common nowadays. Many of the people I know complain LOUDLY and EXPANSIVELY if they have to read something that is longer than... oh... half an A4 or so.
I actually find that there are quite some people nowadays who are not interested in anything except the very latest craze regarding brain-dead games and smartphones.... how can anyone play Flappy Bird for hours on end? You must have infinite patience and a huge attention span, but still someone like that probably can't read Clavell
