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I think the framing of complex books as something people should read, in like a self betterment sense, is both deeply harmful to the people who do read it and view it as a chore (an enjoyable one at times, but still a chore) and those who don’t because they see it as too challenging. You should read complex things because challenging yourself is enjoyable, and the famous ones (Infinite Jest my beloved) tend to be quite good. Also it’s not like there’s an intelligence requirement to read things like some people believe (probably to make themselves feel smart), other than literacy in the language and willingness to look up words you don’t know.
IDK I just think every human alive should be forced to read Infinite Jest. Is that too much to ask?