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impossiblepants t1_j1rqz77 wrote

I’m just happy if people are reading. I remember when the Twilight books came out. I made it about 3 chapters in before I gave up because they were terrible. My hope is that people will start with the bad books and gain confidence to move onto better material. We all started somewhere.

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Organic_Rock_6974 OP t1_j1rtjt5 wrote

Same, I used to read a lot of fantasy books and like 3 shadowhunter books and then I gave up too but that helped me to look for another kind of book, there's nothing wrong if I kept reading those books, i just think is good to improve and read new things with the time

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impossiblepants t1_j1rtyr7 wrote

I’ve found some good stuff off BookTok (Legendborn series, so good), but some real garbage also.

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Lazy_birdbones t1_j1s4cx1 wrote

Totally agree! The cool thing about social media like tiktok and reddit is that you can cultivate your experience. My tiktok recommendations have been more good books than disappointing books. I've definitely read some some stuff popular on there and was not impressed, but the vast majority I've enjoyed since learning how to tune the algorithm to my preferences.

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Beginning_Pickle2180 t1_j1skl16 wrote

Nickel for the person I've come across that started with Twilight or TERF Potter, and ends up loving stuff that's a LOT better. My favorite reviewer on goodreads loves Twilight, but she loves a lot of great stuff too, and, while mostly humorous, brings up insightful thoughts about what she reads all the time.

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impossiblepants t1_j1sr99r wrote

I mean yeah I’d have $0.20 if I received a nickel from anyone who took a ride on the Rowling to Tolkien pipeline but a girl’s gotta dream.

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After_Mountain_901 t1_j1tqahj wrote

Harry Potter was fabulous for reading aloud to my parents as a young kid. I occasionally listen to the audiobooks with younger kids in my family, and they love them, especially Fry's version. One of the best middle-grade books to get 8-10 year olds excited about reading and writing. A Wrinkle in Time, Percy Jackson, and the Chronicles of Narnia, too.

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