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there are a lot of books that seem really interesting to read, but man i really am just not a reader. i tried to get into house of leaves most recently and only got a little bit into it... i only read it while my pizza was cooking half a dozen times.
i used to read a LOT when i was a kid too. i was an avid reader. i had read the entire harry potter series before i was 12 and now i can't fathom reading that much. i don't know, i can't help thinking while I'm reading that there are a lot more fun or productive things i could be doing.
the last time i seriously sat down and read a book was the hunger games, back in like 2012. i read it in two days because i got hooked. everything else though, i'll end up thinking "oh man this story premise is really cool!" and then only get a few chapters in before i forget about it.
@kvit i've considered audio books but i wouldn't be able to pay attention to it if i'm doing something else. i'm horrible at multi-tasking. i've always got stuff like streams on in the background but i don't pay a whole heck of a lot of attention to them for the most part.
@beardalaxy The problem is forced reading (at least in my country, I don't know if it happens in others). They force you to read a book if you want to pass the subject. There are books that I have liked, but not many (only 2). You can't force anyone to read something if you want them to "enjoy the pleasure of reading". If they really want to make you read, they do it in the worst way.
@yatopolo that wasn't my issue personally. I honestly think part of it was trying to read Brisingr, that book had so much filler nonsense that it became really hard to stay focused on reading it and eventually I just gave up. I didn't read anything really after that, other than the hunger games series.
