(sitting on a beach towel),as if the two were necessarily opposed.My own observation,after spending a lot of time talking to teen-agers i recent years:reading anything serious has become a chore,like doing the laundry or prepping a meal for a kid brother.Or,if it's not a chore,it'...
The category of reading “for fun” is itself a little depressing, since it divides reading into duty (for school) and gratification (sitting on a beach towel), as if the two were necessarily opposed. My own observation, after spending a lot of time talking to teen-agers inS22 recent ...