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 nostr:npub1pzna02749rgut5ypawxe7yk6c2a39a3fzfyfm0ds8mu04a6m33xsemy2as I should also clarify that I give books the same critical eye. There are just too many *excellent* books out there I haven't read, in particular major works of literature, to give poorly-written pulp too much time.

When I start reading something and it's not well written (for fiction) or interesting (non-fiction) I set it aside. The interesting thing is, when you spend most of your time reading/watching well-written stuff, the average stuff bothers you.