A third of high school graduates, along with 42 percent of college graduates, never read a book after they finish school.

peterwknox:

robot-heart:mufti:emilyposts:

This is the scariest thing to me as a book lover, a book writer (in dreams), and someone that works in the book industry. Not a good trend.

Oddly enough, the day after I graduated I thought to myself: What now? So I went to the bookstore, bought some books, and started reading. School made me hate reading. I’m back to loving it again.

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    BECAUSE SCHOOL TURNS US OFF TO BOOKS!!! EEEEEHHH No, I need to start reading more fo shooo
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    For me this has been the complete opposite. Since graduating, I’ve read more books now than I ever read when I was...
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    OMG! WHAT THE CRAP IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    I blame the school system. They insist on making us read the ‘classic’ books from a very young age. Books like Cry, The...
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    citizen. It shows...profound lack of intelletual curiosity among adults
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    BUT WHYYYY??!?!?! T_T
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    PWK, whom I hear goes ‘all...way,’ pulled Chris Hedges’ quote:
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    This is horribly unbelievable.
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    All I kept thinking while I read this
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    day after I graduated I thought to myself: What now? So I went...bookstore, bought some...
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    Um. That’s seriously one of the saddest things I’ve heard!
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    robot-heart:mufti:emilyposts:
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    me. I cannnot imagine not reading. I wish...there were more hours
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    I can’t get my head around that.
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