The Secret Life of an E-Reader 🥸🌲

Judgment Day at the Park Bench

You'll never catch me under a tree reading a physical copy of "Atomic Habits" or "The Secret.”

Ew. No. But…

I thought Paulo Coelho's "The Alchemist" was fantastic.

Go ahead. Release the Kraken of your judgment.

I'm ready.

Just kidding. Please don't. I’m fragile.

That's why I only read "cool" books in public.

The Pynchons, the Carvers, and the Bolaños.

Now, if you see me in public holding an e-reader just a few inches from my nose, I'm almost certainly wolfing down some cringey non-fiction-guide-to-how-to-do-it-better-make-it-faster-make-us-stronger-certified-bro-science classic.

This literary split personality is a byproduct of loving "The Alchemist," and then discovering it wasn't cool to admit it.

Coelho gets flak for his self-helpy vibes, but to his credit – he made me finish a book in 7th grade after years of cheating my way through reading comprehension tests.

That eye-rolling factory of a book reignited my love for reading just in time.

So, if you haven't read it, give it a shot.  Maybe it'll do the trick for you.

Just don't tell the Pynchon fans I sent you.

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Matias.