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There are lots of reasons to read, so I'm wondering what y'all get out of reading?
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I basically read two types of books. One is lit-nerd stuff (Joyce, Pynchon..) where you can read and re-read and still find new things, find communities online of people discussing it, read it with a friend and share what you got out of each chapter, etc. The other type I do is more immersive sci-fi/fantasy (Rothfuss, Stephenson, etc.) which I read for totally different reasons.... like you said, an escape into another world.
TV makes me feel like a spoonfed zombie. I'm trying to watch Severance, and it's good, but I hate the feeling of being hooked, tied to it, and having to sit there and binge it. And they're doing all the imaginating for me. I much prefer to spend that 50 hours with a good thick book. No judgment on how other people like to do it... I just prefer the quiet of paging through a book!
If you watch it as it's released, this is literally impossible. Having to wait a week between episodes can be annoying, but it definitely helps spread out the enjoyment.
Ugh, Rothfuss is such a fantasy heartbreak for me. Name of the Wind was brilliant... But at this point, I can't expect to ever see that story finished 😭
Wise Man's Fear was pretty good too, but yeah it's been like 10+ years since I've read it at this point and would need to start the series from the beginning if he were to ever release another.