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What is a popular book that everyone buys but nobody reads? (midwest.social)

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

1984

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Ulysses by James Joyce.

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[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Probably meditations or some popular philosophy book.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Among my friend group it's House of Leaves.

"Wow, it's such an eerie unsettling journey. I really love it." "you started it last year, did you finish it?" "well ..."

I saw another lemmy user claim they had to take a 17 year break from it.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Why exactly would you buy a book and not read it ?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

So other people think you did read it. Perhaps for the binding color in a background. Maybe to impress people while holding it in a cafe. To burn.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Adhd

I have a few dozen books. A third I've read all the way through, the rest I've picked up and put down or skimmed.

It helps to have a lot of options so that I'm more likely to find one that clicks and holds my attention for longer.

Plus I frequently reference books for specific info or quotes.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

A Brief History of Time was the classic one amongst self-described sapiosexuals

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

highschool textbooks

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