Same. And very few academics are constantly immersed in difficult texts.
The vast majority of books are accessible to adult understanding.

You're blessed to have a lot of reading friends.

I think they're on Etsy.

Hmmm. I don't know. My parents small, inexpensive starter home, built in 1960, had a shower over the tub.

Loved this. Utterly remarkable how perceptive Mann was about the lives of characters 20, 30 years older than himself.

Yes, but I know we don't blow ourselves up in 62. It would only stress me if I traveled back and lost my memory.

Had Warlock queued but it was removed from the free listens pool before I got to it.

What makes an avid reader?
While obviously they do not solely possess these traits, some are
Curious.
Enjoys learning.
Escapist.
Independent.
Visualizes well.
Love of language.
Enjoys listening to others.
Seeks self-improvement.
Empathy
Unconcerned with social acceptance.

I read a lot from that era too but still so much wouldn't exist. However, many newspaper comic strip artists made a fortune then. That would entice me.

I don't believe you, whimsical nihilist.

:)
Sure.

I would feel like a castaway on an alien world that far back. No radio, only Victorian age books or older. Many classics not translated yet. No cinema.

I would really miss Thai food. There were only half a dozen of them in the entire U.S. at that time.

Congratulations Cullen!

Your once-a-day pic of Bettie, clothed, will suffice :)

I didn't see those first, wish I had.
Typical of the internet to bring up the others first.

It's simply sad to look at a naked woman at any time in which she does not want to be seen naked.
A violation.