To be an avid reader doesn’t have to mean that you’re capable of devouring multiple books within the space of a week. Not all of us can be veritable Rory Gilmore’s and we’re frankly not sure that such a person can exist in a modern world.
Not only are we inundated with distractions from social media, television and films (which can be equally enriching), but contemporary life is often filled with enough drama and tragedy for us to resent reading of more hardship at the end of a long day.
