Reply To: Non-Jewish novels

I shoul explain. I have discussed this with my rebbi, an been given the ok. I need something to do in my downtime to just relax my brain. I agree, it would be nice if I was at a place where what I needed to relax would be something kodosh and it would work as well, however, I’m bein realiatic here. Also, the vast majority of jewish novels do not cut it, and thise that do, I have read or read when they come out. I was told that anything which a major plot point would be of an inclean nature is to be avoided. Anything else, if a scene pops up, to skim/skip it. Again, I’m at a place where this is the far lesser of two evils. For me, (and probably most people) boredom only leads to bad things. So no matter what anyone tells me on here, I’m not going to change. However, other people have rebuke me for my reading of secular books, and after having appraise them of my situation, they still feel it is an issue. I am simply interested in what issue it is, besides bringing goyishe ideals into ones mind