Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries, hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent. What I wonder is why everybody doesn't carry a book around for those inevitable dead spots in life.

Stephen King
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As much as I love books, I can’t deny that their biggest flaw is that you can get caught up in them. I know, I’ve been there. For me, it’s impossible to not get absorbed in a book, let alone sit down and read one for more than an hour or so at a time. My favorite books are the ones that keep my attention glued to the page until the very end, where I am left at a loss, wondering what happens next.

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