A friend of mine in student days used to say that it wasn't worth listing 'reading' as a hobby on your CV as 'all it proves is that you can read'. Someone else I know commented that a degree in English Literature was merely a 'degree in reading'. I know what they mean, but it's a shame. Reading can be leisurely, trivial, unchallenging and escapist - and why not? But it can also be demanding, exhilarating, frustrating, extremely difficult and highly specialised. Being a 'good' reader is, for my money, a skill well worth having.
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