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Originally Posted by tompe
I just do not get it why people in this thread seems to be happy with mediocre books. Why not try to read what you think are really good books?
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I'm not happy with mediocre books, but I'm willing to read quite a few samples of mediocre and even lousy books to find the good ones, especially to find good ones that are outside the scope that mainstream publishing deals with.
Finding really good books that I like by mainstream publishers is no easier. I grant that the general literary quality is higher, but "well-written with good plot and characters" doesn't mean I'll have any interest in reading it. If it did, I'd never have to look beyond Project Gutenberg for reading material.