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That was a "hard book"? I fear for future of humanity.
Mate I've taught more than a thousand students and the level of engagement on reading ... Anything ... Is depressingly low.
I asked my students to read a chapter of a book over a term. We would read a section every week and Monday would be a reading group where we would discuss what we read and then present our groups findings. Each section was 10 to 20 pages. About 10% of the student body would read anything.
It made me sad
Tbh I have loved reading my whole life and especially when I was a kid. But every single book I ever had to read for a class was a slog that I could not get motivated for. At least for me, the simple fact that it was assigned reading destroyed my interest, even if it was a book that I would have enjoyed otherwise. I've heard similar stories from many people who never enjoyed reading until they started doing it of their own volition.
We were reading a part of a book on cyber warfare which describes the various stages of shenanigans that led us to the first cyber war against Ukraine.
It's non technical.
I teach networking and security