Thread: Roth's Complaint: "Age of books is at an end"
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Old 05-16-2007, 11:25 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by rjnagle
Philip Roth was speaking about a decline in reading of novels as a source of relaxation and entertainment. This observation is probably correct.

We simply have more entertainment options, and unless there are ways to "read" during commute times, there is no way we can spend more time reading.

On the other hand, more reading than ever is going on. It may be more casual, shorter formats and for reasons other than sheer entertainment. For example, I read a lot more forum posts today than I did 10 years ago...
I gave up about 50% TV viewing just to read more. What's on these days has been built on old plots from the fifties sixties and seventies. Like they say 'Nothing new under the sun!' Instead of rewatchig ...reread.
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