How well written are they? I've tried a lot of popular books lately and they've been full of plot holes, gratuitous fan fic and exposition plus loads of other shit an editor should have caught.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Just follow the 50-page system.

If DCC hasn't grabbed you by 50 pages in, you can be reasonably sure you won't like the rest of it. Trust me.

This is my system with any book, in fact. There are too many good books waiting to be read for me to power through something I'm not enjoying at all.

[–] TheLastRadiant@lemmy.today 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I have never heard of that rule before but I love the idea, I will def final start to implement that into my reading because I have stuck through books longer than I needed to and took me too long to realize I didn’t care to read them!

[–] Createperhaps@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

In Canada our bookstore has a heathers pick. She’s the ceo or, idk someone high up. You can probably google but it isn’t important. She reads everything. Someone asked and she says she reads 3 chapters and if it doesn’t hook her, she drops it.

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