• a4ng3l
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    9 days ago

    This hits home for me… Once I start a series I have to finish it. Sometimes it’s VERRY long to finish the more boring ones…

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      9 days ago

      I’m the opposite. Life is too short for bad books. If I’m not into a book within the first few chapters, I drop it.

      I was getting into Warhammer 40k lore on YouTube and tried the first Horus Heresy book. I noped right out of there. I read the Sun Eater series instead, and I’m so glad I did.

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        9 days ago

        Stephen King’s “Gunslinger”. Can’t do it.

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          Uggh, yeah, I read em just to be sure that I don’t enjoy his writing, and sure enough it was not worth it.

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            8 days ago

            Evidently, that was one of his first ever books and the writing isn’t nearly as good as his later writing.

            ‘On Writing’ was a great look into his mind and process.

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              8 days ago

              Yeah, my partner is reading it right now and I am tempted to do likewise, it seems much more enjoyable.

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                Strongly recommend “On Writing” if you’re either curious about him specifically or interested in writing in general. I read it over a decade ago for the first time and I still regularly refer to it when talking to people about writing.

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        9 days ago

        That’s a strength a wish I had :) Kudos to you