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Originally Posted by tompe
What is the hit rate for good books here? If I have to sample 10 books (30 pages sample) than I have read one bad book in text. Why should I spend time doing that when I easily can find a book I will enjoy using other methods?
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Well, some books don't even make the 30 pages to be honest. Some of that is because different books are held to different standards. For example, I love humor--cozy mysteries or any humor. Those books will generally get most of the 30 pages to set a tone or grab me. A regular mystery...it could get less. I read, but don't necessarily love PI books (many exceptions, but if the guy is on a binge drinking spree on the first couple of pages...not so interested. Lots of people loved Dog On It, but the main character was wallowing in self-pity so far as I was concerned. While this falls into genres I read often, I tired of his wallowing fairly quickly. I still have the book, but can't get very interested, despite multiple recs.) Another thing that tends to get me to shut a sample pretty fast is changing POV in the first 30 pages. Thirty pages is enough to immerse me in one character. More than that and my attention span just ain't there.
I'm sure I miss good books.
I don't spend a lot of time deciding. The book either grabs me or it doesn't.