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This is bad advice. Theft is never justified. Stealing is stealing. I feel bad that this person can't read the books they would like to read, but that doesn't give them the right to steal from the author.

OP, I suggest you find other books that your parents are willing to buy or look into books that are downloadable LEGALLY and freely. Many authors offer some of their books for free. Many classics are public domain and free to download through various sources.

But do not encourage pirates by using their websites. This is wrong!

It was a decent read. I was aware of the 80s references and didn't mind them even though I was not around in the 80s. But I couldn't get over the YA interactions.

Maybe if you do it well.

Mansfield Park 1999 didn't. Instead of showing how a moral person can believe that their income from slavery is moral, they just turned Sir Thomas into an irredeemable monster. But then inexplicably at the end he's redeemed and gets out of slavery... for no reason.

A good adaptation might have showed how all of society was involved in slavery through sugar and tea, and examined how someone can justify owning sugar plantations to themselves.

But nuance isn't Hollywood's strong point. The message "slavery bad" is so obvious and overdone.

(Mansfield Park by Jane Austen)

Exactly!

I agree with you.

Wolverine v Gladiator v Borat v Catwoman

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I applaud you for trying to ready books with subjects out of your parents’ comfort zone. It’s a good way to grow as a person!

Project Gutenberg has public domain books, they are just old. If you have estate sales in your country try that.

There are genres within nonfiction writing that are just as escapist as fiction, especially memoirs, travelogues and essay collections. Some of my favorite books are not fiction/fantasy, but nonfiction works. I have also found that some fictional works are complimented upon, and improved by, reading nonfiction works related to their subject matter.

I'm a recently reformed reader (was a book worm until my mid 30s then got distracted by basically life and have started reading again). My goal is to read at least one book per month which is realistic with my schedule and other hobbies. While I'm waiting for an order to come in with four books, I'm reading Doctor Who: The Legends of River song which was a gift from a friend and I hadn't gotten around to it yet.

TiL a story that's survived 1000 years is actually pretty good.

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I used to rate ready player one highly. It holds a special place in my heart...but....it only has that place due to the references. I think as a stand alone novel and for the right age group or people who love particular franchises it's a fun light read. A few years ago I listened to We Are Legion which does similar things in terms of using nostalgia to drive the plot but I found it less compelling.

Thriftbooks.com

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Well... it's not the world's anti-intellectualism that bothers me, but its political and moral insanity. I feel like the German citizen in 1936 (or so) who felt he or she was surrounded by werewolves. (I read about the example a long time ago so I don't recall the details, sorry.) The left hollers "Racist" at the top if its lungs, without the least idea what racism really is... the right tries to pretend racism isn't a thing any more. The left calls a border wall "far right" - the right claims people who don't want you using the n-word are against free speech. The left has embraced diversity, equity and inclusiveness training... in spite of the fact that we've been DOING that for sixty years and it hasn't worked. The right maintains DEI is a product of Critical Race Theory... only none of them have actually read any. I'm actually living in a lunatic asylum, and there are no keepers... and there is no exit.

Awwww, I’m going to go back and reread that bit then. Sweet Jasper…

How many people do you know who have been flayed alive?

Okay now how many people do you personally know who have been raped or sexually assaulted? I promise you it's a non-zero number even if they haven't trusted you enough to tell you about it.

In the simplest terms I read them because I find them enjoyable, I don’t find escapism particularly enjoyable in either fiction or non-fiction so the latter’s lack of it isn’t really an issue for me.

What Laura9624 said. I enjoy learning new things. I read nonfiction about topics that interest me. Animals, nature, autobiographies, memoirs, social justice, some history, and other random things. I read nonfiction and fiction for pleasure. I enjoy and get pleasure from learning about topics that interest me.

...what?

All I'm saying is that reading nonfiction doesn't mean you're sitting down and forcing yourself to digest complex information. Nonfiction can be just as fun as fiction, with its factual information presented in interesting and engaging ways.

It's got nothing to do with how you categorize things. Interesting stuff is interesting. Boring vs fun and fiction vs nonfiction are on separate axes. They're independent. Unrelated.

Thank you for sharing! This is wonderful