Haha no.

I'm reading a very enjoyable series right now. Each book is great, except for the industry-mandated sex scenes. So I skim those bits.

You should consider more than the all or nothing use case.

Dude give it up. It's over.

Loved the Going Dark series. I wasn’t ready to leave the Silo behind, so I was incredibly happy when I discovered this series.

Why would anyone enter any conversation with someone who, right off the bat, says they have 'little regard for the opinions of others'? That's just deranged. You don't have to be an asshole to have a good conversation.

I never understood people who enjoy arguments rather than a simple disagreements. Just talk to people like you would in real life. So yea I guess that's what I mean by getting bored by those conversations. Like just scream at a wall or cry in a pillow if you want to get emotional.

I did not know this, how did you find out?

Read "Atomic Habits." There is ample tremendous advice on how to tip-toe your way into net positive habits making, while tip-toeing away from net negative habits. It changed my life more than anything I've read at any time.

I'll give you one nugget from it: if you want to make habits, commit to something very small. For example, set a goal to Read 2 pages a day for pleasure. That's it. But, commit to it every day. You'll find that, just by taking that baby step, you'll end up reading more than yo8 thought.

Also, put the book in a comfortable place, and make sure it's in sight.

Additional idea: write it down on a schedule. At 7pm, every day, I am going to read 5 pages.

Let me tell you how this has transformed my life.

I have a 180 day streak on duolingo. Not only do I have that streak, but i went from a few minutes a day to 25 minutes, every day, on average. There are days when I spend 1.5 hours. What happened is, once I started learning and seeing results, i got hooked.

I started a lifting program at the same time (last august). I have completed an average of 25 workouts every month since. How? I put my shorts and shoes on when it's time to workout. He also recommends writing it down. Example: "i am going to work out April 1st for 10 minutes. Just by putting your workout clothes on, you will start. And by starting, you'll go way over 10 minutes at some point.

It's about consistency long term. Making tiny improvements in your daily life leads to dramatic results. Believe me. I have ample proof. My notebooks are full of soanish and German, and all of workouts. And, I have read a TON of books in that time.

Maybe I'm lucky, but predictable plot twists just don't occur to me while I'm reading. I'm just there to enjoy whatever story I'm being told, and it just doesn't occur to me to try to guess what will happen next or how the author will resolve the story.

I only think The only exceptions are detective novels where the whole premise of the book is for the reader to try to figure out what happened (I'm terrible at it), and stories with fairly obvious secrets that are extremely important to the plot (gee I wonder where that 7th horcrux could be).

I wrote to my fave author in college. Fast forward mumblemumble years and she authorized me to do a candle line based on one of her books.

Reach out, and don't be weird. Worst thing that could happen is that you don't get a response.

Life’s too short to read books you don’t enjoy. Put it down.

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The alchemist is overrated

i'll give it a look, ty

the definition i'm using means to showing little regard for the opinions of others

i see no point in showing regard for an opinion i disagree with, and i don't expect other people to show regard for my opinion, but people here seem to want a lame kumbaya prayer circle where we all talk about how every writer is equally good, it's just a matter of opinion. nothing could be more boring

/r/literature is between /r/books and /r/truelit, probably the best one at the moment.

That's not what abrasive means lmao

Hobey ho, let’s go.

i think it's boring when people state their opinions blandly, without confidence -- but it seems to be the preferred communication style here

i'd rather have good arguments with people who have courage of their convictions

Your essay is a bit like the book. Starts out with a direct indication that you feel betrayed by the book and finished with how much you love the book. It has me confused if you feel betrayed or are entangled with some love hate relationship with it.

I guess it all is a metaphor for real life where there are no perfect wrap ups. Despite our best efforts and convictions true resolution often never happens.

Indeed! I love the banner of scrolling books. Also an old reddit user here.

I'm slow haha. Was reading through a bunch of comments in a row and answering people so it went over my head. The last chapter was really good. Anxiety inducing but so good.

Idk man, that gets boring very fast IMO

Definitely my favorite part of this sub. Also can we talk about how beautiful and calming the design of it is?? At least on old reddit, love the moving books in the header.

It’s a sub-genre.

well i prefer a more abrasive tone personally

Eh, I've had pretty civil conversations with people who have book views that are on the other end of the spectrum of mine. Never really got a sense of a reddit hivemind compared to other subs. I think it's all about tone and approaching conversations in good faith. Obviously there are popular opinions but I don't see people getting "down voted to oblivion" as you say.