Australians, especially men, are reading less than ever before (www.abc.net.au)

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Across the board, Australians are reading less than ever before, with young men reading the least and older women reading the most.

The trend is reinforced from a young age, with parents more likely to read to their daughters than sons.

Australia Reads, a book industry initiative, is calling for a national strategy that reminds people of the fun and comfort that reading can bring.

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[-] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I can report something similar; the last several years of high school, literature class is just miserable shit written hundreds of years ago that seems to be deemed important because the limp dick grey hairs in charge of writing the state curriculum were forced to read it when they were in school, and they were taught not to question their elders so you WILL fucking study this.

Anyone who goes back in time to kill Hitler, could you get Emily Bronte as well?

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