not sure you and I have the same books on our shelves but I love /hate reading myself . I am always enlightened ,always lost in it once I start I don't know why I dread it so getting started , I just do
Reading ..if done just for reading.. gives us aspects and perceptions about various things..about ourselves.. perception until not taken as personal makes the transformation.. otherwise we just end up with memories of what we read and then story tellers.. and keep on reading.. searching..seeking. And ..the word is not the thing..so one cannot rely on words without questioning..that is why we keep the quest on..