"So...What's the latest book you're reading?"
Me: "Nothing at the moment.... Planning to read Rise and fall of Adolf Hitler."
"Acha... new book?"
Me: "Ah, no... Published way back in the 1960s."
"Why are you reading such an old book?"
"I don't know... Perhaps because it's good?"
This is not an imaginary conversation; it happens often. How can 'Old' or 'New' be the criteria to choose a book to read? It's like rushing to watch a movie only because it's just released.
Me: "Nothing at the moment.... Planning to read Rise and fall of Adolf Hitler."
"Acha... new book?"
Me: "Ah, no... Published way back in the 1960s."
"Why are you reading such an old book?"
"I don't know... Perhaps because it's good?"
This is not an imaginary conversation; it happens often. How can 'Old' or 'New' be the criteria to choose a book to read? It's like rushing to watch a movie only because it's just released.
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