I am 64 years old, finally retired and trying to make up for my misspent youth. Now I want to make every day count—it is not primarily about having fun, unless you count studying (languages) and (athletic) training fun. I was concerned that after many years of finding nothing good to read, books could no longer hold my interest. To my relief, I have found that this is not completely true. However, the authors that can still keep me engaged write crime fiction. Besides simple diversion, how can I justify this use of my time? I can pretty much spot the plot devices and tropes.
I had a grandpa who was 89 who read each day and translated texts until 2 weeks of his death. He was physically frail but mentally there.
My other grandpa was 98, we never read but had Alzheimers the last 10 year of his life.
I’d pick the first option.