The Irony of Indonesian Reading Culture
<p>“What book do you read now?” asked my Dutch friend every morning. To give you some context, I have been living with her since the 1st of May, we share a room and a bed. We have a research collaboration in Central Borneo thus consequently we will be together in almost a month to finish the data collection. As Indonesian, of course, we share completely different habits but the most noticeable one is our difference in reading habits. I don’t consider myself to be an avid reader but I do like to read — not a lot but enough to be called a bookworm by my friends.</p>
<p>One day, she asked me do I have a Goodreads account and I said yes but I no longer use it. She then told me to activate my Goodreads account and add her as a Goodreads buddy. Which I did later that day. For you who don’t know what Goodreads is let me tell you. Goodreads is a free application which keeps track of all of the books you have read, want to read, and are currently reading. That being said, it is basically a tool to indirectly say to someone “Hey! I read a lot and I have a fun time with it!”.</p>
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