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Personal anecdote: Someone in my high school class nearly failed a course after she picked up a particularly engaging series. It was interesting to hear her ta
by yifanl 8y ago
Personal anecdote: Someone in my high school class nearly failed a course after she picked up a particularly engaging series.
It was interesting to hear her talk about how her parents punished her by prohibiting her from reading for the month.
- emptyfile 8y agoWow that's pretty much me. During high school I was always forbidden spending any allowance for books, so I would do it secretly. Since I'm in eastern europe and books are expensive I very quickly turned to english editions, preferably paperback and as my interest in sci-fi and fantasy grew I was usually choosing the thickest bricks available in my local bookstore. Getting a Kindle for my 18 birthday from my friends was a total revelation since at this point I was reading completely in english and all of a sudden got access to pretty much every book ever.