Here We Go Again

“I agree that novels, and other long narratives, have become less culturally central, less influential, than they were fifty or sixty years ago. (And I regret this.) But are they less culturally central than they were a hundred years ago? I’m not sure about that. Two hundred years ago? Hard to say.”

I found the questions Jacobs asks about Krause quote interesting and I don't disagree that maybe books are less relevant today, but I also can't help but disagree with Krause that we're loosing our ability to read and focus. So many people I read on the web or watch on YouTube talk about the books they're reading. My list of books I'm interested in reading grows regularly because I get so many recommendations from folks.