For me this was one of those books that was more about the journey than the destination.
2001: A Space Odyssey could easily be trimmed to 25 minutes or less if all you care about is the plot. But should it?
GED (in my humble opinion etc), doesn’t really need some of the fluff. It’s a large book that’s easy to spot on the shelf, and it’s hard to avoid thinking that the publisher (and some readers) like it that way.
Yes. Tell me that you just sat there watching it without being distracted by your thoughts at all. Being able to handle torture doesn't make torture good.
I'm more of the opinion that 5 minutes of graphics that were probably impressive at the time could be cut.
No, but it probably means you're forcing yourself to watch/like it.
I never suggested expunging the movie. Regardless, excessively long movies/books expunge themselves unless they're famous enough to namedrop.
Now, tell me you sat there watching it without being distracted by your thoughts.
The thoughts were about the movie and its themes: evolution, violence, and yes even "how the f did they do this in the 60s"
"how the f did they do this in the 60s" - I consider that a distraction.