Once the book is written and published, the author has said their piece.
Then, it’s our turn.
If it’s a book worth reading, and we read it passively, we do the author a disservice.
We owe it to them to understand their point of view, analyse its place within ours, and articulate if and why we agree or disagree.
Reading should be a strain—a wrestling match. The effortful read is worth the reward.