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ReadingforPleasurehefirstthingIwanttoinsistonisthatreadingshouldbeenjoyable.Ofcourse,therearemanybooksthatweallhavetoroad,eithertopassexaminationsortoacquireinformation,fromwhichitisimpossibletoextractenjoyment.Wearoreadingthemforinstruction,andthebestwecanhopeisthatourneedforitwillenableustogetthroughthemwithouttodium.Suchbooksworeadwithresignationratherthanwithalacrity.ButthatisnotthesortofroadingIhaveinmind.ThebooksIshallmentioninduecoursewillhelpyouneithertogetadegreenortoearnyourliving,theywillnotteachyoutosailaboatorgetastalledmotortorun,buttheywillhelpyoutolivemorefully.That,however,theycannotdounlessyouenjoyreadingthem.Everymanishisownbestcritic.Whateverthelearnedsayaboutabook,howeverunanimoustheyareintheirpraiseofit,unlessitinterestsyou,itisnobusinessofyours.Andyouwhoreadarethefinaljudgeofthevaluetoyouofthebookyouarereading.Wearenoneofusexactlylikeeveryoneelse,onlyratherlike,anditwouldbeunreasonabletosupposethatthebooksthathavemeantagreatdealtomeshouldbepreciselythosethatwillmeanagreatdealtoyou.ButtheyarebooksthatIfeelthericherforhavingread,andIthinkIshouldnotbequitethemanIamifIhadnotreadthem.Nooneisunderanobligationtoreadpoetryorfictionorthemiscellaneousliteraturewhichisclassedasbelleslettres.Hemustreadthemforpleasure,andwhocanclaimthatwhatpleasesonemanmustnecessarilypleaseanother?
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