I needed to read this. “They want plot and character, sure, but what they really want is a vehicle that will bear them off to the reading state.” This state is

I needed to read this. “They want plot and character, sure, but what they really want is a vehicle that will bear them off to the reading state.” This state is threatened by the ever-sprawling internet—can the book’s promise of deeper presence entice us away from the instant gratification of likes and shares?”