The Solitary Vice

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Just why is reading so great? It's a solitary practice and takes away from time that could be spent developing social networking skills. And if it's so important, why do we feel the need for slogans like "Reading Changes Lives" and "Champions Read"? Tackling the notion that nonreaders are doomed to despair and mental decay, Brottman argues that the value of reading lies not in its ability to ward off Alzheimer's or that it's a pleasant hobby. Rather ike that other well-known, solitary vice, masturbation, reading is ultimately a tool for self-exploration-allowing people to see through others' eyes and to travel into a darkness that is both personal and universal. "THE SOLITARY VICE will make you rethink your own relation to reading. Brottman is wonderful at reminding us what a very complicated act - of fantasy, recompense, adventurism and (sometimes) perversity - reading a book can be." - Laura Kipnis