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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

It also helps me fall asleep.

  • My wife at 7 AM after reading all night
[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

There are, however, some books so horribly written that going past the first page renders you as brain fried as hearing Vogon poetry.

You know, like fifty shades of grey.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times....

Well I'm not going to keep reading if the author can't make up his mind in the first sentence!

[–] Slovene@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago

Or like The Da Vinci Code.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

I recently finished an entire series of garbage books. I can't even explain why.

[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Me watching Star Trek: Enterprise

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson... I'm looking at you. I can just not finish that book.

[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Note, it's not that it's not good. It's just so hard for me to focus on what's going on.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson was mine. I liked the concept but the way he writes women in that book is just…not good at all. Along with a few other annoyances