In praise of not finishing books.
People have this innate view — it comes from friendship and marriage — that commitment is good. Which I agree with," he says. That view shouldn't, he says, carry over to inanimate objects.
I used to be the type who always finished books, even if it meant slogging through crap. And I still think there is something to be said for finishing things - even little things - you start. But not with respect to books anymore. There is both a ton of crap and a ton of good stuff and I see no reason to waste time on the crap. Until I've read the canon of Western Literature, I cannot justify reading something that sucks for fun.
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