Re: Reader's block
The Alchemist is on the unfinished list: that sure filled my heart with warm, warm joy.
The problem here seems very simple: Britons don't like reading and yet they pretend they do. When they face the undesirable task of actually reading, they fail. Honesty would save them a lot of trouble. Like Saramago said, reading has always been for a small elite and always will be be, and no national program or campaign will change that.
My reader's blocks are usually caused by economic depression: no money, no books. Otherwise, I'm always reading. I seldom leave books unfinished: after years of reading, anyone who hasn't created a core group of favorite readers to return to, is doing something wrong. You seek novelty, get ready for disappointment. All new writers I seek come recommended by writers I already like, so chances of disappointment are smaller.
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