I came to the realization recently that most of my books I read are just as much disposable entertainment to me as watching sitcoms is for my parents. I’ll feel bad about forgetting the details of some light novel I read a month ago when they can provide a detailed summary of the rerun of Two and a Half Men or whatever it was they were watching a month ago.
For some reason our culture fetishizes the act of reading fiction. Personally I prefer book that are a little bit engaging, but light reading is not something you shoul feel guilty about. Not every piece of art is a masterpiece, and not all books are deep dives into the human condition
Sometimes a book leaves no impression on me and I promptly forget I ever read it.
I came to the realization recently that most of my books I read are just as much disposable entertainment to me as watching sitcoms is for my parents. I’ll feel bad about forgetting the details of some light novel I read a month ago when they can provide a detailed summary of the rerun of Two and a Half Men or whatever it was they were watching a month ago.
For some reason our culture fetishizes the act of reading fiction. Personally I prefer book that are a little bit engaging, but light reading is not something you shoul feel guilty about. Not every piece of art is a masterpiece, and not all books are deep dives into the human condition