I remember reading Jules Verne and similar books from my mums library at 10y. First 50 pages were excruciatin and it applied to most classic books. However Vern

I remember reading Jules Verne and similar books from my mums library at 10y. First 50 pages were excruciatin and it applied to most classic books. However Verne was special at making them boring. OTOH I remember Velocity from Dean Koontz, picked up on an airport (as an adult), which I didn't put back until landing and having to leave the plane. Somebody on HN once commented that these days books are much more like current TV shows, action packed and full of cliff hangers.