@joshuaturek: Came across these literacy numbers in the Chris Hedges book Empire of Illusion more and more promoting literacy feels like a rarical act in a culture seduced and trained onto images #books #comedy #BookTok #bookpodcast
Hot take. My eyes hurt. If not for audiobooks I would never “read” books.
2024-09-10 14:10:06
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findmeatolivegarden :
I have an English Lit degree and it took me 2 full years after college to pick up a book for fun again. College drains your love of reading
2024-09-10 18:19:33
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Julian Ruck :
Growing up, all I had were books. No friends. No hobbies. Just books. By the end of highschool, I’d read about 1000, at 45 yrs old, now…over 2,000, easy…all kinds of subjects. …and it’s ROUGH out here, being significantly more informed than most people. ROUGH. 😂
2024-09-10 22:31:50
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Margery_butters :
It would be interesting to see how the uptick on audio book usage folds into these stats more currently
2024-09-10 14:07:25
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Stephenie :
I read like 5 books a month 😭
2024-09-10 19:39:42
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Nadine from Hell Camp :
I escape into books when I'm not escaping into tiktok.
2024-09-11 01:29:01
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T :
who are these people not reading 🤷
2024-09-10 19:22:02
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Bayley Storme :
Meanwhile I’ve read 64 this year 💀 I think people just need to find what they enjoy, it makes a big difference.
2024-09-10 20:01:03
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Ford Perfect :
It's so hard to make time to read and even then I can't find something that grabs me the way they used to when I read for fun as a kid
2024-09-10 22:49:00
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RaeSof☀️ :
This is insane! I probably read about 2 to 5 books a week depending on if I’m binging or not. I am obsessed with reading, it’s my favorite thing to do.
2024-09-10 23:58:19
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Christine Quits It All :
wow. that's sad. reading let's me explore the world, different scenarios, different people.
2024-09-10 20:51:18
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I should be painting. :
get into Warhammer. I've read 19 full novels this year.
2024-09-10 15:27:12
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Habeus Porpoise :
After law school and also due to my job I can’t read books for fun anymore. Audio books are the only thing I can “read” anymore.
2024-09-10 20:05:46
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ᎡSᏓ :
Just finished my 56th book this year! Read! Read anything! PLEASE!!!!
2024-09-10 22:22:39
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orthopie :
slowly been switching out doomscrolling with audiobooks for mentally health reasons. just finished my first novel since high school 👍
2024-09-10 20:05:41
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juan ofthedead :
I'm dyslexic
and it's hard to enjoy a book so I listen to audio books been a game changer
2024-09-10 15:17:22
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inaya :
I read at least two books a year so does that make me above average?
2024-09-10 17:26:42
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Shelley :
That’s insane.
2024-09-10 23:06:11
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They made me read like 5,000 articles in grad school. I no longer enjoy reading
2024-09-10 18:19:31
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LD :
The data might be similar now but a few of us are single handedly keeping publishing companies in business
2024-09-11 07:54:38
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Lizzie :
I either read a physical book or listen to an audiobook every single day. I am curious what the current numbers would be. Also did they talk to parents, I'm buying books all the time for myself & kids
2024-09-10 19:16:15
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Dasanye Wet :
with all the comments and AITA posts I read I'm probably reading the equivalent of a homestuck every week
2024-09-10 23:50:20
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The possible nugget :
I love Chris Hedges writing. I’d recommend Potential History: Unlearning Imperialism by Ariella Aïsha Azoulay … and The Long Haul, Myles Horton.
2024-09-11 06:48:48
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Brian Bossin :
they closed most of the bookstores
2024-09-11 05:24:42
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Griez :
I also think people don’t know what they like to read, school/college has burned them out. I truly think if you say you don’t like reading you just haven’t found the right book yet.
2024-09-11 03:07:18
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