On Reading (And Church?)

Novelist Nick Hornby:

I would never attempt to dissuade anyone from reading a book. But
please, if you’re reading a book that’s killing you, put it down and
read something else, just as you would reach for the remote if you
weren’t enjoying a television programme.

(Link via kottke.org)

I was reading this thinking it had real parallels for how people experienced church and worship when – blow me down – he links exactly to that experience as a nine-year-old. Do read this – whether your interest is literature and/or religion.

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