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>want to read
>read for 10 minutes
>get bored

anyone else know this feel?

>> No.6733153

You obviously didn't want to read

>> No.6733209

I used to try to push through books simply because they are considered great works, and maybe they were, but now if I get bored I just throw it in the trash and try another one.

I threw Pale Fire out last night, on to the next one.

>> No.6733218

>google Microcosmic Tales - 100 Wondrous Science Fiction Short Short Stories
>each story is 1-3 pages long
>problem solved

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>new to literature
>just want to read Stephen King, but have to work my way through the entirety of Western literature to fully understand it
>read the bible
>enjoy the garden of eden story, cain and abel
>get to chapter 5
>it's just a boring list of names
>get bored and give up on my reading quest
>tfw I'll never enjoy any reading ever

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>>6733221
>just want to read Stephen King, but have to work my way through the entirety of Western literature to fully understand it
>read the bible

wat