Thoughts
A HN comment once claimed that books were no longer written to communicate ideas, but as a means to something else. I argued that that thing
is human connection. I just finished *Words of Radiance*. I didn’t read it because I wanted to, but for the human connection, with the author and with the other people that have read it. It’s a point of possible connection with other people that I’ve felt remiss to be lacking.
Interestingly, that’s not to say that I didn’t like it or enjoy reading it. I haven’t rated it yet, it might get 4, but I’m considering giving it 5 stars. It just means I’ll probably take a long break before reading the next three.