Nice!
Also, this site tracks the uptime of LG and other pirate libraries: SLUM: The Shadow Library Uptime Monitor.
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I used short essays and short stories to get back into reading, maybe that approach would help you. They're really old, but try A Modest Proposal or some of the satirical essays by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), they're short and sweet and inspire a desire for more.
If you like reading older books, check out https://standardebooks.org/. They make nice digital editions of public domain works for free.
Nice, looks like a bit more care went into the visual presentation in comparison to Project Gutenberg. Thanks for sharing.
I read a ton as a kid too (probably averaged 3-5 books a week for many years), as an adult it's hard to escape the cycle of wanting to feel productive but I've since tried my best to remember that reading for pleasure isn't meant to be productive in the capitalist sense. It's an investment in your own happiness, in my opinion, and that can be productive in other ways. Trying new genres or quick "summer reads" has helped me not get bored.
I mostly just don't read much because I have other hobbies I like more and tend to watch a lot of video content and browse social media. I didn't really do any of those things much as a teen, other than a bit of Facebook because everyone had it. For me it's not the priority that it used to be, but I have a book server for easy access when I get the urge.
I decided to push my gaming to only evenings because I was unhappy with how much time it consumed, so now I read during the day.
I don't know if you play video games so this may not be helpful to you, but doing this skyrocketed my reading.
Did it work?
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Edit: replied to gur wrong comment. Sorry
Unforgivable.
Hahaha!!!
Convert them to audiobooks. You don't get the voice acting benefits, but at least you can listen to them while you're doing something else.
You can just do that? Easily and in halfway decent quality?
Use @Voice aloud reader on Android.
On Linux, it's pretty painless. Takes a while, depending on the length.
This is what I use.
Same here. I've been reading Steven King's The Stand for like 2 years now😆
It's a very good book though