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Why do some books/authors get away with "purple prose"

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1278vkr on March 31, 2023 at 3:33 AM in books

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Submitted by carrotwhirl t3_124elo2 on March 28, 2023 at 5:39 AM in books

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What books / authors are you thankful to get to read in the language they were originally produced in?

Submitted by MenitoBussolini t3_123un13 on March 27, 2023 at 5:50 PM in books

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Looking for cheap or free books!

Submitted by MinisterofSandwiches t3_125r8cf on March 29, 2023 at 3:18 PM in books

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Awful print quality for some books in the UK

Submitted by dek20 t3_11yzlnk on March 22, 2023 at 10:43 PM in books

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As a newbie to sci-fi, reading complicated sci-fi is making my brain hurt, but it's also really enjoyable.

Submitted by justkeepbreathing94 t3_11zzrof on March 23, 2023 at 10:27 PM in books

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Any other horror/thriller book fans try to read a romance and find it so boring? Is it just me?

Submitted by theredcabbage1 t3_125nbw5 on March 29, 2023 at 12:56 PM in books

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I'm too stupid to understand/analyze "The Stranger" by Camus

Submitted by baratoyoso t3_11ftitj on March 2, 2023 at 4:59 AM in books

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Don’t sleep on the amusing reverse “search by rating” function on Goodreads

Submitted by Bookanista t3_11zx0v4 on March 23, 2023 at 8:53 PM in books

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non United States folks: what do you think of The Great Gatsby?

Submitted by Different-Carpet-159 t3_125zvg7 on March 29, 2023 at 8:34 PM in books

  • 53 comments
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What to do if Library book is lost?

Submitted by iNick20 t3_123h701 on March 27, 2023 at 9:10 AM in books

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"Creepy nonlinearity" books

Submitted by slowcancellation t3_11xc0jc on March 21, 2023 at 9:32 AM in books

  • 36 comments
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Gulag Archipelago Volume 2 - Thoughts

Submitted by Squiby123 t3_127pa5q on March 31, 2023 at 3:36 PM in books

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When does Steppenwolf get good? 100 pages in and it feels like i’m reading the book version of the “not like the other girls” meme.

Submitted by potnia_theron t3_121tp1l on March 25, 2023 at 5:57 PM in books

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Do you ever Google terms in books that you don’t understand?

Submitted by imperator-curiosa t3_120nnw8 on March 24, 2023 at 3:26 PM in books

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I picked up Wool, and couldn’t put it down.

Submitted by fn0000rd t3_11yp1d8 on March 22, 2023 at 4:54 PM in books

  • 106 comments
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How to remember a book you read?

Submitted by kzxc444 t3_120a1dc on March 24, 2023 at 5:15 AM in books

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Coincidences

Submitted by Waldoggydog t3_127z3p1 on March 31, 2023 at 8:55 PM in books

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Pynchon & Gravity's Rainbow

Submitted by edbash t3_126qttd on March 30, 2023 at 3:46 PM in books

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Stephen King's Dark Tower series gave me lucid dreams. Has anyone else ever encountered this, or any other weird side effects of reading good (or bad) books?

Submitted by Adoniram1733 t3_120q67k on March 24, 2023 at 4:52 PM in books

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Making a transition from Non-fiction to Fiction reading.

Submitted by Icy-Chard9519 t3_127uvkz on March 31, 2023 at 6:41 PM in books

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Is it weird for me as a guy to only like romance books catered to women?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_125bph8 on March 29, 2023 at 3:24 AM in books

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This sub's most popular posts regarding Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist are negative... I loved it!

Submitted by benspaperclip t3_1234cdn on March 26, 2023 at 11:53 PM in books

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Lauren Oya Olamina from Octavia E. Butler’s “Parable of the Sower/Talents” - is she a Mary Sue?

Submitted by Pink_Blue1214 t3_11v15wt on March 18, 2023 at 9:18 PM in books

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New York Schools on Lock Out Again After Second Bomb Threat Over LGBTQ+ Book

advocate.com

Submitted by wdcmsnbcgay t3_120n7fg on March 24, 2023 at 3:10 PM in books

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