And IA paid for these books as well. They usually have a 1 to 1 digital lending system but the court struck that down as well, so they can't digitally lend at all. Again it's sort of disturbing that you're advocating a library function the same as a bookstore. Libraries do not function this way. A non standard patron or patron of a niche library might pay for membership but as you say, most standard libraries are covered by taxes. They are a public good. I would not expect the homeless or poor to have to pay to loan a book -- libraries are one of the few places they can go and not be charged for use of service.

As I've said elsewhere, there will come a time when physical libraries become either outdated or irrelevant. Then we will only be able to lend ebooks, and if this 1 to 1 system is not in place, publishers will make sure libraries cease to exist through unaffordable fees and conditions. They are already holding libraries hostage to their ebook collections through extreme pricing we have to pay for access. Especially so at academic libraries where Elsiever and the rest have libraries over a barrel on pricing and access.

Publishers want us gone. It's that simple.

We dont have a bedside lamp for this reason honestly, didn't want to give him an easy way to wake himself up and stay awake, the led lantern he does have is quite bright though so that's good.

This is a great idea, he is asking me to read his current book when he is finished with it so maybe I can start with that.

Banned from publishing history for being equalist.

"That Ayn Rand was a visionary."

Nope.

I don't know, I'd like to think that I have a pretty open mind. Sure, someone hypothetically comes to me and says "Hey fella, I'd recommend reading Mein Kampf." I'll probably tune out what they say.

But that's like, the obvious transgressive answer. If someone is genuinely making an effort to share something with me that they love, I think that effort deserves to be encouraged and rewarded with real consideration. Even if I don't end up reading whatever novel they recommend (it's incredibly rare for me to read non-fiction) I feel like I owe it to them to at least look into it. As someone who is generally very closed-off and private, I can appreciate the effort it takes to open yourself up even a little bit and share something that you enjoy. It makes you vulnerable and opens up a path to rejection. Of course, rejecting of a thing you like isn't rejection of you, but it can still hurt. A paper cut isn't much damage, but it still hurts.

I think a more positive version of this question is "is there a book or author suggestion that makes you immediately trust a person's recommendations?" For example, if someone recommended me a Clifford Simak novel, I'd want to spend some time with that person.

Edit: Upon rereading your post, I may have misinterpreted. This isn't really about the personal level, is it? It's more about recommendations and lists from social media users. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

Horrible is a stretch. Overly long, yes

This is a bit off topic, but I’m a reading tutor as well. I’ve had lot of success with high school/college kids, but I just got my first 1st grader last week. As you can imagine, I don’t really know too much about teaching little kids. He has trouble with all of the things you listed, and cannot read at even a kindergarten level. How do you recommend teaching these things?

Terry Pratchett.

Anyone who hates on books by Stephen King or Maya Angelou is worth ignoring. Just can't trust them if they won't recognize genius.

Terry Goodkind

'I would that I could draw back but found to my despair, and shamed though I was it to my secretest delight, that I was as firmly transfixed by the quivering of his sturdy flamberge as banquet goat is fixed on a spit. Reader, I fucked him.'

Sorry. '. . . goat is fixed on a spit. "I have heard tell of your undefeated flanchion," I sighed defiantly, "but perhaps your flamberge excels it." '

Anything post crazy (into pedo) Heinlein.

I mean, the cover varies depending on the publishing houses, right? My biggest surprise was East of Eden. Borrowed it from the central library about two years ago, it has a guy nonchalantly smoking a cigarette on its cover, I really didn't think it would become my fav book of all times back then. So the old saying " don't judge a book by its cover" holds true in this case

Upvote for Spider Robinson! I never see him mentioned here.

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Stephen King. Maya Angelou. Basically, if you can find a half-dozen books by the author in Goodwill, that's an author worth avoiding. You won't find Harlan Ellison or Spider Robinson there

I would avoid jargon all together unless it actually adds something. Even then I would go with the first option.

Ellen Hopkins - Sanctuary Highway. I preordered this book during the pandemic, then it was delayed for a year, which would have been November 2022. But still nothing, does anyone know when it will be released?? I can’t seem to find anything about a release date, but read 2050 somewhere, just can’t be right.

Thanks. I’m trying to get back into it after university made me hate it.

That was a misleading headline.... *stop clickbait*

If the character is a teacher it makes sense the way you wrote it, if not ot just feels like unrealistic conversation

Not sure what girls on booktok daydreaming about being abused by Ryle from It Ends With Us has to do with incels but ok.

Also could have done without the condescension.

There ya go. Approved!

Thank you!