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> I worry about reading every year or two, then I read some books, and then I remember that they aren't as interesting as they used to be I read a lot and whil
by friedman23 9y ago
> I worry about reading every year or two, then I read some books, and then I remember that they aren't as interesting as they used to be
I read a lot and while I strongly disagree with your comment that books are less interesting than they used to be I will say that finding good books is very hard once you have read all the well regarded, widely recommended classics.
I often try reading new releases and New York Times best sellers and they often leave me frustrated because they are never as good as people hype them to be.
One recent example that I read was called "The Traitor Baru Cormorant" where I actually skipped closed to 60 pages of the book near the end and still managed to finish it without missing any plot related details. That book has a 4/5 on goodreads...
- gilbetron 9y agoLooking back at my post, I definitely overstated things. I still read occasionally, and some books I'm glad I read. There certainly is a lot more crud out there these days. Often my disappointment is when I read a good book and then it ends and I can't stay in the world any longer. I find that very frustrating. Alastair Reynolds is one of my favorite authors, and he wrote a book set in a new setting called "Revenger" that was just amazing, and I loved the world. But I finished the book and there are no more and it bums me out :/