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Re:On pretending to have read books by yarg on Sunday August 07, 2022 @09:23PM (#32381559)
I'm not sure if it's true, but QI claimed that most people who claim to have read 1984 are lying.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y83UkvHpYk

Why would you pretend to have read a ~300 page book, just read the bloody thing.

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Re:On pretending to have read books by novok on Sunday August 07, 2022 @10:43PM (#32381977)
It's a bit boring and depressing, I stopped reading midway through. But it illustrates an important point.
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