Reading a novel, War and Peace for example, is no Catnap. Because a novel is so long, reading one is like being married forever to somebody nobody knows or cares about.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Reading a novel, War and Peace for example, is no...
Reading a novel, War and Peace for example, is no...
Reading a novel, War and Peace for example, is no...
Reading a novel, War and Peace for example, is no...
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Reading a novel is no catnap, because reading is so long, reading one is like being married forever to somebody nobody knows or cares about. The author of this quote is saying that the only way to enjoy a novel is to read it over and over again. If you are not careful, you will forget the characters and the plot entirely. If you have to be careful, then you are too slow to enjoy the story.

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