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birblee t1_j1vxypv wrote

I felt exactly the same way when I read this! "The Song of Achillies" was the first book I picked up after graduating high school and not touching a book for years. It was the thing that made me remember I loved reading- it kind of feels like you're getting away with something you shouldn't be allowed to because it's just so pleasant.

It's nice to be challenged by literature of course but sometimes I don't want reading to feel like work, and she does such a good job with that.

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my-nips-hurt OP t1_j1w3n28 wrote

Yeah! High school really kills a love for reading and makes you forget it can be pleasant (and should be most of the time, hopefully). Somehow my love for reading turned into “I have to read deep things and speculate over every detail.” There’s a time and place for that (like reading a book for the second time, lol), but gosh, by the end of high school, I understand why most people stop reading (or never start).

Like, now that I’m on a roll, eventually I do want to read more challenging, introspective stuff. But I don’t want to lose sight of this feeling, this happiness in a book.

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