Reading Issues
I never found that to be true for me personally, though. Sure it seemed no one had time to read, and even I could pry myself from the PC a little too rarely (in my opinion) to read a book on paper, but it was never an issue for me: when a book caught my interest it really did and nothing could stop me from reaching the end, drinking the cup to the bottom.
Therein lies the problem: it was all about the end. I realised it was all about having read the book, knowing what it was about, how it ended, what was in it. And that's where it ended.
How did I get to this? I was recently recommended To the Lighthouse(now would this be a short or long work? :) by Virginia Woolf. For the past fiveish days that I've had it (did you know libraries gave you books to read?!) I've only managed to read about 5 or so pages from it. The language is amazing, every little bit you soak up makes your world seem so fake in its simplicity and lack of insight. But I can't seem to get hooked. I love it, I relish in reading it, but I can't seem to get that this is so amazing I'm not going to eat/sleep/live until I've read it feeling. Why?
The language, as I mentioned "subtly" on several occasions, is rich and full. As much as I adore it, though, it makes for a slower reading. Not a problem, really, since I normaly read rather quickly, so this would slow me down to normal speed or something of the sort. But I can't stand it, you see, I can't get hooked to the book, since it demands my attention: every single word, every phrase has to be soaked in, it can't be just speed-read. It's not all about the end here.
It's how I realised it usually was (at least for me). So next time you grab a book please do me a favour? Read it, don't just understand what goes on in it... Especially if it's well written.
Дзен дзенувам... ~Георги Господинов, "Естествен роман"
