Reading as Resistance

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“Reading is an act of resistance and of support. The books we choose to read, the ones we purchase, and those we choose to boost on social media, support the voices behind them… There is no apolitical reading.”

I’m a slow reader. I’m one of those who has to read each word and hear it in my head. That’s improper, I’ve been told, even the sign of an immature reader. But I prefer that reading experience. Immersion into the…