My favorite book that I have read this year has been American Assassin. I was the only one that could keep my interest through the entire thing. In our modern society it is fair to say that the majority of people in the upcoming generations would rather watch a movie or tv show than read a book. This is because modern movies and tv shows plunge the watcher into a world that is similar to one they would dream about with nonstop action. This keeps the watcher intrigued the whole time. Movies and tv shows are always looking for a way to build suspense and often this leads to watcher begging to know what happens next. In my opinion American Assassin has been one of the few books that can keep attention similar to a how a movie can. The dialogue keeps it moving, there is a clear favorite couple of characters and their is always a situation that the reader wants to keep reading to find out how the main characters got out of it. I think slow books that are stylistically or thematically famous could never match a movie or show with newer generations because most of them don’t care. They just want to be entertained. American Assassin is truly one of the few books that can still top some shows and movies.
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Great American Novels 2020 
I agree that it’s hard for me to commit the time to read a novel when I have easy access to thousands of movies and tv shows- but when one can capture my attention a good book is much better than a good movie or show to me.
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I agree about keeping a piece of media face-paced but I don’t think that non-stop action is really needed to keep my attention, its more about how the book / movie is paced.
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I like this example, as for my choice unit I choose a book that was made into a movie, and I figured out why after I read the book. I was engaged throughout the whole book and I didn’t want to stop reading it. Usually I never feel that way about a book, but something about the book I rid kept on pulling me in. I understood why it was made into a movie, as if the book can keep you engaged, then a movie will just enhance that.
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