Ashley Flowers' book All Good People Here really bungled the ending. It felt rushed and incomplete. I don't even know what happened to the narrator, which is either a huge plot flaw or a clunky doorway for a potential sequel. Either way, it's a pass for me.

Yeah, that book is William and Sylvie's story. I enjoyed it. Agree with Rose and Julia. They come off as very unlikable.

No but that’s what’s so good about them! In real life there would never be a connection between what happened to Rob and his friends and the current case - we only expect a connection because most mystery novels have that absurd “the two cases 20 years apart have the same culprit!” that really makes little sense sometimes.

Oh noooooo I'm literally reading The Silent Patient right now!

That’s what’s so good about her books. In the real world the mystery of what happened to Rob’s friends and the current case would never be connected. Her books play out as realistically as possible and I appreciate them for that.

That’s why I love them. They’re realistic

>instead I do other things during my free time, like watching youtube. I also think reading books would be better for my brain than watching youtube endlessly lol

I do not think books are the universal better hobby, but watching youtube videos for hours is probably not going to lead to any insights into anything or relaxation.

So I guess the answer, just do not watch youtube videos for hours on end. If you want to use that time to read books, fine, if not, if you wanna do some volunteering or exercise or draw or clean stuff, that is also a good thing. Take a breather from spending hours watching youtube videos, that will be a win, whether you want to read books or not.

I loved the book but yea I could've done with a little more information. Regardless she's definitely one of my favorite authors

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I love it in the Anne of Green Gables series, because it helps accentuate the way that Anne sees the world.

It vividly paints a clear image of what is there for the reader. What I find is ironic is that your sentence feels very difficult to read, and needed multiple full stops. I'd rather read a book with decided "purple prose" than writing of the level you just made me read.

Grisham studios all his book and has for years. He writes an outline and has ghost writers fill it out. James Patterson does too, but he at least credits the "co-writer."

Yea, most of the mods and people here are great.

It's one of the better places for discussions on book-related topics.

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If I’m reading for enjoyment I’m going to read in a way that’s enjoyable to me. I guess the reading police might arrest me but that’s a risk I’ll take

I read that book probably 40 years ago and still remember it...stunning

im sure it will

Of skipping? I skim Stephan King but it’s don’t straight up skip

Thanks for that Eratticus, that’s really helpful. Looks like I have some browsing to do.

That booked sucked!

Omg yes!

what did you expect....

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Thanks for that Eratticus, that’s really helpful. Looks like I have some browsing to do.

True Cyber Crime (derivative of True Crime genre) arose in the 1980s with Cliff Stoll’s The Cuckoo Egg.

This is noteworthy as the modern novelistic form of True Crime genre arose only in the 1960s. There are influential predecessors, of course.

I still have to read Villette and the Professor. Wuthering Heights is my favourite book of all time (joint with the Bell Jar). The first time I read it I didn’t like it - didn’t understand why people thought it was such a good love story. Then I read it again with the knowledge that it’s not a positive example of what love looks like - it’s passion, jealousy, selfishness. Now I love it and reread it every few years.