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Please. Just read. Over there. Quietly. Thanks.

The rise of the ‘hot literati’: how reading became sexyCelebrities are hosting literary clubs and designers are launching products emblazoned with the classics – but does reading’s trendy turn have a darker side?www.theguardian.com

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Simona McKenzie

23 июл., 13:26

And ignore the so called celebrities.

pouduciel

23 июл., 12:00

Meh, I was reading before it was cool.

Ronald Rice

23 июл., 14:03

Does she need a page-turner?

Pellegrina Stoat

23 июл., 11:58

Let me guess. Woman who was sexy already is still sexy when reading.

🍑 Frizzle 🤘

23 июл., 11:57

Oh for fu... 🤦‍♀️

Jalata

23 июл., 12:29

Sounds like I have led a life of total sexual frenzy 📖 📖 📖 🤔

Prof Jenny Rohn

23 июл., 12:15

What fresh hell is this

Kate Bevan

23 июл., 12:07

are us non-sexy people still allowed to read? Or can we perhaps read in a non-sexy way?

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Suw

23 июл., 12:11

"More people are reading and enjoying books. Could this be bad?" Bloody peak Guardian, that.

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Chandos.

23 июл., 12:12

I believe that I have mastered the non-sexy reading style and will happily share (from an appropriate distance) my technique.

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Kate Bevan

23 июл., 12:13

I too am pretty good at reading in a non-sexy way, as anyone who has seen me in leggings and a hoodie on my sofa with my Kindle on a Sunday afternoon will confirm

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Chandos.

23 июл., 12:22

I prefer to read a few pages before falling asleep, waking briefly, re-reading what I’d read, thinking “I’m sure I’ve read this bit” before dozing off again & repeating. I like to think of it as tantric sexy reading.

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Kate Bevan

23 июл., 12:25

that is definitely advanced Non-Sexy Reading, right there

David Barnett

23 июл., 12:27

Goodreads and TikTok has made reading such a performative grind. If you're not reading 100 books a year and posting about every one, have you even actually read a book?

BCISLEMAN

22 июл., 04:51

Careful how many books you collect. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/s...

Too Many Books?www.nytimes.com

epluribus

23 июл., 12:58

They are going to ruin reading now too? Argh

Stephen McGann

23 июл., 11:57

Trouble with a fashion is it changes like the wind. Do books have to be a trend now?

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Richard Blandford

23 июл., 12:00

What if you don't finish your book before it stops being sexy?

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Stephen McGann

23 июл., 12:00

There's a pearl handled revolver on page 568.

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Paul Ockenden

23 июл., 12:12

I can't read fiction - I have aphantasia which means I can't make the mental images needed to follow a story. Guess that mean I'll never be sexy...

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Max

23 июл., 13:06

Who says non-fic isn't sexy though?! (Okay, probably lots of people.) Non-fiction books can be just as page-turning as fiction.

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Paul Ockenden

23 июл., 13:42

Yeah, can’t beat the latest Screwfix catalogue…

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Argentologist 💚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸🇺🇦

23 июл., 19:30

As a librarian, we met monthly in our service and ice breaker was stating what you were currently reading. I remember saying "Black Holes and Baby Universes by Stephen Hawking" and being glared at. I was responsible the non-fiction area!

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Max

23 июл., 19:37

I hope you glared back! I admit I've struggled through some horribly dry non-fic in my time, but most modern stuff is a lot more user-friendly. There is some really, really good stuff out there!

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Some Bloke in a Hat

23 июл., 12:35

Looks to me as less like encouraging reading and more like the commercialisation of the idea of reading.

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Bernie Scroggins

23 июл., 12:42

Yes. If you read, you now have to read performatively. I stand in my local park and read books through a megaphone, just so everyone knows how cultured I am.