A Book for Every Reader
Books for Sale, NYC by Duane Keiser Some people just don't like reading. Some people think it's boring, or pointless, or difficult, or a waste of time. Some people think it's for girls or for children, especially when it comes to fiction. Some people think it's tiresome or outdated or would be easier and more efficient to summarize with ChatGPT. I have a theory, however, that these people simply haven't found the right book. I've lived my whole life as a reader. I attempted Tolkien's The Hobbit in kindergarten, and begged my mother to let me read Hugo's Les Misérables in fifth grade. (She said no to both of these endeavours. I have now read The Hobbit four-ish times and have yet to open Hugo.) I devoured books all throughout elementary and middle school, began writing seriously in eighth grade, and find it very difficult to go for any sustained period of time without talking. I love words and the books we read them in. My younger brother and sis...
