I enjoy reading all the lore you find scattered around the realms and releasing the echos to learn more, but I find that when reading sometimes stuff just starts attacking me forcing me to close the pop up.
If you are going to force the pop ups on the screen for us to read, please pause the world when this happens so we're not killed trying to engage in the lore delivery system you have built. I know I can see again in the Codex, but it would be nice to read them when they show up.
This idea could/should apply to every conversation with an NPC, as well as every on screen lore pop.
EDIT: I just remembered that this is impossible when playing with other people. My bad. But maybe for offline modes.
could just have it as a journal entry, pop up on the side to inform but not take up the screen, had it happen when clearing up infestations and still had mobs aroud hitting me while the game was too busy showing me a poem ...
probably not feasible due to multiplayer but at least allow actions like moving etc.