Honestly, given it is 2025 I would be surprised if this grown man had even read 15 whole books to make a list from to begin with. Post school reading is basically a dead hobby for the majority of people.
I'm going to assume that's the truth underneath this all. He was given an assignment of 15, only had 5, and tried to bluff the rest to hide the shameful secret.
But this is absolutely going to be the new normal, and they will just keep cycling sacrificial lambs to it until it gets indistinguishable enough that they stop getting caught.
Honestly, given it is 2025 I would be surprised if this grown man had even read 15 whole books to make a list from to begin with. Post school reading is basically a dead hobby for the majority of people.
I'm going to assume that's the truth underneath this all. He was given an assignment of 15, only had 5, and tried to bluff the rest to hide the shameful secret.
But this is absolutely going to be the new normal, and they will just keep cycling sacrificial lambs to it until it gets indistinguishable enough that they stop getting caught.