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How do you find books you want to read? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago by kCNrnHcEkvqdtLCQoQbK@sopuli.xyz to c/literature

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With so many books being published every day, how do you find a book you want to read?

I usually go through recommendations on Goodreads, and I keep track of what books my favourite authors are publishing.

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[–] BobQuasit 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mostly by seeing what other people recommend on the two big book suggestion subreddits, so far. But truth to tell, most newer books are pretty badly written, as far as I can see. Publishing an editing standards have really gone down the toilet.

But I'm lucky, because I can reread old books that I enjoyed and get as much pleasure or more out of them than I did the first time. For example, I went on a P. G. Wodehouse binge in high school long ago. Recently I reread his Leave It to Psmith. It was a pure delight! Witty and incredibly funny, it had me laughing out loud again and again. With great books like that available, I don't need to chase after semi-literate modern-day authors much!

[–] gabuwu 2 points 1 year ago

I noticed major book publishers really lowered their publishing quality during the pandemic. It's unfortunate.