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noodlemaz

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I'm realistic more than pessimistic, but perhaps that's optimistic?

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5teverin0 , to bookstodon group
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https://www.persuasion.community/p/deep-reading-will-save-your-soul?r=1h2u4&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

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@5teverin0 @bookstodon 'real learning has become impossible in universities'

  1. According to whom
  2. What is 'real learning'
  3. Is it though?

Feel free to point out how many of those are answered in the piece (shoddy signal atm)
I hope at least the first
If not the second then it's not worth opening anyway

Uair , to bookstodon group
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Idea:

Bookstores should group fantasy with horror instead of scifi. Both fantasy and horror are purely creations of the author's mind; scifi is tethered to factual information.

If you need to group scifi, I'd put it with mysteries and thrillers.

noodlemaz ,
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@Rhube @Uair @bookstodon completely agree but lacked the words yesterday!

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Young people are reading , but they’re rejecting the identity of ‘reader,’ which perhaps has more to do with community, wealth and gender than whether someone actually reads.
https://theconversation.com/gen-zers-and-millennials-are-still-big-fans-of-books-even-if-they-dont-call-themselves-readers-228569
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noodlemaz ,
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@EllenInEdmonton @TheConversationUS @bookstodon it's impossible to 'know a generation', probably not really what you meant..!
People read, they're just not necessarily calling themselved 'readers'
Much as many of us who play video games might not identify as a 'gamer' in many cases, because labels attached to hobbies do tend to come with baggage that people might not want to hold. Doesn't reflect time spent on the thing.

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Dear @bookstodon

I would like recommendations for books where the main character is a mild villain dealing with much worse villains and is telling the story as they go. Fantasy and Scifi are always comforting genres but I venture out for the right books.

I would also like books where men and women are doing things and are friends without a romance being shoe-horned in. But I concede I might as well be asking for a pony at this point.

Thanks for any help and or boosts!

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@Homebrewandhacking @bookstodon a long time since I read it but Wicked is a great book and might tick some boxes

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I would love to get your thoughts and feedback on my from my latest book, The Challenges of Being Me. Do you like it? Does it capture your attention? Without knowing anything about the book, what genre would you say this cover best fits? @bookstodon

noodlemaz ,
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@benetnasch @dickrubin716 @bookstodon is 'men's fiction' a genre

noodlemaz ,
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@willaful @dickrubin716 @benetnasch @bookstodon yes looks like 'self published' in this font - would have something a bit italicised, a little squirly but not overly so, almost like handwriting but not as sloppy. A neat handwriting font

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@dickrubin716 @willaful @benetnasch @bookstodon yes sorry I didn't mean it to sound critical of self-publishing!

noodlemaz ,
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@elysegrasso @benetnasch @dickrubin716 @bookstodon it still is, because... It still is. As I said, rhetorical Q!

Jennifer , to bookstodon group

I need some new science fiction to read, who has some suggestions? I don't like military sci-fi. For reference, my favorite series is the Expanse, I also enjoyed Scalzi's Collapsing Empire, I love Robert Charles Wilson's books. I mostly enjoy space operas and unique stories about technology, for example I really liked the recent book Mountain in the Sea about AI and intelligent octopus. Suggestions from the awesome Bookstodon community? @bookstodon

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@Jennifer @thatgeoguy @bookstodon I love all of them!
Have you read the Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers?
How about NK Jemisin? Broken Earth is dark fantasy-Scifi.
Hundred thousand kingdoms more on fantasy side
All good.

How about Nnedi Okorafor's Binti short novels?

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