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To think being a reader doesn't make you better or smarter?

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OnceaReaderNeveraReader · 07/01/2026 16:25

Never been a reader. I have tried many times in my life and have enjoyed the odd book here and there but have never managed to actually become a regular reader and don't miss books ever. I was talking about this with some colleagues the other day and one of them made me feel a bit bad about this as if reading is a sign of better intellectual ability and superiority.
I am uni educated and enjoy a variety of other cultural hobbies such as art, theatre and dance but I just cannot understand what is so special about books!
How does one become a reader later in life and is it really that bad if I don't enjoy it?

OP posts:
Boomer55 · 07/01/2026 16:30

No, being a reader just makes you a reader.

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Fingalscave · 07/01/2026 16:29

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 07/01/2026 16:27

How did you get through uni without reading books?

It's obvious that op means reading for pleasure.

Needmorelego · 07/01/2026 16:28

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 07/01/2026 16:27

How did you get through uni without reading books?

I assumed she meant novels. Unless she was studying English Literature would she have needed to read novels at university?

ArseInTheCoOpWindow · 07/01/2026 16:27

How did you get through uni without reading books?

Needmorelego · 07/01/2026 16:27

I assume you mean novels.
Yes some people just don't enjoy them ands there's nothing wrong with that.
Do you like TV/films?

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