[ SECRET POST #6585 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6585 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.


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[Stardew Valley]



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[The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson]



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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

i think this is kind of a you problem tbh

like...some of these things are very legitimate quality or preference issues (not enjoying a story with no tension, getting annoyed by Weir's shallow MC) but then you also seem to be ruling out a lot of things for minor points of style and you might actually find a lot of narratives you enjoy if you pushed yourself out of your stylistic comfort zone (first person is often done badly but it can also be spectacular, if the voice is right)

on the other hand very few people who Do Book Reviews And Recs, in my experience, are actually good at it - what they're good at is reading fast

but to make good recommendations you need a really keen eye for tone and craft and theme, and the ability to separate out the different elements, and the wisdom to say "IF YOU liked XYZ about Jade City, other series with THOSE ELEMENTS are QRS. On the other hand, if the thing you enjoyed about Jade city was the ABC part, check out LMNOP."

instead of all recommendations being A Soup Of Things I Like

[(Anonymous)]

This. A lot of your complaints, OP, sound like there's definitely some tropes or writing styles that just aren't for you. Sifting those out is a learned skill, but one probably worth cultivating to find the books that speak to you.

[(Anonymous)]

yes, this. I don't generally read 2nd person, but if I had skipped Harrow the Ninth just because half of it is 2nd person... I would have missed out on an excellent book.

[(Anonymous)]

I dislike 1st person but a lot of books are written in it so I will read it, but I am not sure even the best book on the planet could entice me to read 2nd person, ngl.