Back in May, when I decided to become a blogger, I never imagined that my perspective on reading would change so much in six months. I have always seen reading as a personal, intimate activity — something one does for pleasure and intellectual stimulation. But the post-COVID social media landscape changed that. With content creators making reading an aesthetic experience and turning books into an accessory defined by tropes, suddenly, everything seemed different. The unboxing

As per recent data from World Population Review, America occupies the top spot in terms of the most time spent reading, with 357 hours spent on reading books and other reading material. India is not far behind either, as it occupies the second-highest spot with over 352 hours being spent per year on reading. In the American context, the growing popularity of e-books and the widespread network of public libraries have strengthened the country’s reading culture. Meanwhile, Indi