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On Reading More | Alex Ker

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Everyone intuitively knows the benefits of reading long-form in our low-attention and distracted economy dominated by TikToks and instant gratification. But where do you find motivation for getting through classics like Anna Karenina, or even the latest Sally Rooney novel that is supposedly entertaining? The answer lies in used book stores.

Everyone intuitively knows the benefits of reading long-form in our low-attention and distracted economy dominated by TikToks and instant gratification. But where do you find motivation for getting through classics like Anna Karenina, or even the latest Sally Rooney novel that is supposedly entertaining? The answer lies in used book stores. Exhuming and reviving the would-be corpuses of books in clustered shelves under musty staircases is quintessential in the experience of used bookstores—this has developed into my frequent, comforting pastime. Bracketing the palpable joy in finding a used no

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