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I will not exclude the first sentence as a justification. Being as honest as I can get here. :)

But can you give me an example of the opposite? Say, an article or book which did not grab you at first but you found quite interesting. (being the keyword "interesting", a subjective concept to each and everyone of us, of course - myself included)

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> Say, an article or book which did not grab you at first but you found quite interesting.

Faust II, though you might not want to learn German just to read it – written 20 years after Faust I, with the knowledge accumulated during the lifetime of one of the world’s greatest authors poured into it; while definitely not attention-grabbing in any way and taking some time to get into, the hours I spent reading it were certainly one of the best spent hours so far.

Freakonomics. Utterly boring (to me) at first, but the more I read the more fascinated I became. So much that I read the second one.

I found it quite entertaining from the very beginning. Still haven't read the second one but it's on the list.

Mostly everything that ended up changing the way I saw the world. Proust, for instance.

Ok, thanks.

And that's understandable. I got the impression that author enjoys the chewing-gum-for-the-mind kind of read, which tastes good enough for the first 30 pages to finish it, but a little is left afterwards. For something to change the way you see the world it must make you think, and thinking requires some effort. Anything requiring an effrot may not be as pleasant but has more chances to leave a lasting impact.

Every textbook ever? Anything difficult to study? Math?

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