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I agree. When I first used to go to bookstores, the "highly recommended!" books tended to be star wars type books. Even author recommendations are hit or miss

by m463 2y ago

I agree. When I first used to go to bookstores, the "highly recommended!" books tended to be star wars type books. Even author recommendations are hit or miss. I loved well's murderbot series. I tried her other books (Raksura) but it wasn't as fun. I found American Gods to be highly praised, and though it was hard to get through. Gaiman's short story "How to talk to girls at parties" was fun though. https://neilgaiman.com/Cool_Stuff/Short_Stories/How_To_Talk_To_Girls_At_Parties/How_To_Talk_To_Girls_At_Parties_(Text) https://neilgaiman.com/Cool_Stuff/Short_Stories/How_To_Talk_... I liked Neal Stephenson's early books like snowcrash or the diamond age, but the baroque cycle lost my trust.

lmm 2y ago
> I found American Gods to be highly praised, and though it was hard to get through. The version that's sold today is the "author's preferred text" which is not the version that was praised and won awards etc.. I think that's pretty dishonest marketing, and wish they'd sell the original edition, which is like 200 pages shorter.
int_19h 2y ago
To this day, I'm confused how "Three Body Problem" won so many awards. To me it reads like a really bad fanfic.