did-you-kno: “As novels became more prominent during the 1700s, society and the media grew increasingly concerned that young people spent too much time reading books. They even went so far as to call it ‘reading rage,’ ‘reading fever,’ ‘reading...

did-you-kno:

As novels became more prominent during the 1700s, society and the media grew increasingly concerned that young people spent too much time reading books. They even went so far as to call it ‘reading rage,’ ‘reading fever,’ ‘reading mania,’ and ‘reading lust.’ Source

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    Can’t go out this weekend. I’m sick. I’ve got Reading Fever.
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    i would like to get addicted on reading books than being addicted on doing unhealthy coping mechanisms tbh
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