trzcuit.bsky.social
Forever a book worm 📖
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Oooooh, the Red Rising series is so good! Are you continuing with the next set of books?
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Oh... oh no. That would make be immediate unfollow them!
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And from my perspective, that kind of growth is inherent to the act of engaging with literature. The stories that you consume stay with you in some regard and there's not really a need to quantify that in order to prove you didn't waste your time. If you enjoy reading, it isn't a waste.
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That being said, even those things that I've learned or skills I've grown or developed are not things I can put down into a succinct list of items that I've learned or mastered. Just growth.
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I don't necessarily agree. I wouldn't define reading as a task requiring effort, since it's something I enjoy doing - but even then I'm learning new ways to think about and interact with the world around me. And building my vocab & becoming a better writer.
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Also, nothing happens in a vacuum. Even if the stories you read are fiction, you're still going to be learning about the things or viewpoints that inspired the author, as well as their viewpoints.
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AND the inevitable follow-up comment of, "Well, you can't possibly remember *all* of the 100+ books you read in a year."
1) yes, I do.
2) this isn't a competition.
3) why do the stories I consume hold less value in your mind if I don't remember every facet of them?
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The rinse-&-repeat nature of this question is so exhausting. I don't incredulously ask how others play so many sports or video games each year, so why is it so shocking that I might spend all my free time reading?
Makes 0 sense.
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Happy Birthday! Which book do you think you're going to read first?
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For some reason, this art style feels like it'd fit the ambiance of the Emily Wilde books!
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I did this while reading 'The City that We Became' and it was an absolute game changer - especially since the audiobook is a fully fledged audio drama with background sound effects. I was so immersed in the story!