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Which kinds of fiction? And which kinds of non-fiction? Only pop contemporary? For an anecdotal example, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies is an

Which kinds of fiction? And which kinds of non-fiction? Only pop contemporary? For an anecdotal example, A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies is an account by a priest of what was happening in the New World. There's not much filler there. Three Felonies a Day by Silvergate doesn't have prolix filler I can discern. Chris Hedges and the late Chalmers Johnson didn't seem to mince words and spread them around like hors d'oeuvres or paper doll chains. If an editor had a word minimum, I'd do like a former English lecturer did on any of his papers he didn't think were actually read: write "Fuck you. Mary had a little lamb. Fuck you in the asshole." sprinkled throughout some actual filler word-salad.

runjake 5y ago
Usually special operations/espionage/post-apocalypse type fiction. Some recent examples: - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (I've re-read this a number of times) - The Postman by David Brin (Again, re-read this many times). Nothing like the movie. - Sapiens - The book series by Dalton Fury (RIP). His fiction is great, and if you do a little OSINT on the places in the book, you can see that he's describing these places from first-hand experience. Extremely realistic and you get the sense that many of these events really happened and are fictionalized to bypass censorship. I've re-read his book series at least 7 times. Easy reads. - One Second After by William R. Forstchen. Although I have some minor issues with things in it, it's a fun post-apoc book. - Anything by Derek Sivers. His writing is concise. - The Terminal List by Jack Carr. Pretty good, not quite as good as Dalton Fury, but will read the next in the series. - Bunches of tech books I am very picky about the fiction I'll read but am open to unsolicited suggestions. Prefer post-apoc type stuff. Can't really get into fantasy. It needs to be an easy read because I have a house full of kids and no privacy.

runjake 5y ago

Usually special operations/espionage/post-apocalypse type fiction. Some recent examples: - The Dog Stars by Peter Heller (I've re-read this a number of times) - The Postman by David Brin (Again, re-read this many times). Nothing like the movie. - Sapiens - The book series by Dalton Fury (RIP). His fiction is great, and if you do a little OSINT on the places in the book, you can see that he's describing these places from first-hand experience. Extremely realistic and you get the sense that many of these events really happened and are fictionalized to bypass censorship. I've re-read his book series at least 7 times. Easy reads. - One Second After by William R. Forstchen. Although I have some minor issues with things in it, it's a fun post-apoc book. - Anything by Derek Sivers. His writing is concise. - The Terminal List by Jack Carr. Pretty good, not quite as good as Dalton Fury, but will read the next in the series. - Bunches of tech books I am very picky about the fiction I'll read but am open to unsolicited suggestions. Prefer post-apoc type stuff. Can't really get into fantasy. It needs to be an easy read because I have a house full of kids and no privacy.