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title: "Meaning"
date: 2025-11-26
tags: ["talk"]
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Today I was reading one of the books I have from my backlog.
I kept skipping over dialogue, which is never a good sign. Do people normally skip things like this?

What is the whole deal with "Reading fast"? Like we need to "Get rid" of the book you're reading, I thought we were supposed to enjoy the process of reading. But perhaps many use these as a kind of medal.

"I have read a thousand manga." Perhaps seems impressive in otaku circles but if you can't remember anything from them why did you read them in the first place?

I do try to not behave like this with my books. I think they each can tell a story but...

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