“Does anyone really finish a book anymore—and does it matter? I feel like most people fake it. They just nod when people talk about the books they’re reading, like, ‘Oh yes, wasn’t that great?’ And honestly I don’t blame them. It’s not their fault. There are eight million other things competing for their attention. Phones have short-circuited our brains. I can’t even get my kids to watch a movie. Or even a TV show. It’s, like, so old school. If it’s not on TikTok or YouTube, it’s like it doesn’t exist.”
