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Originally Posted by Catlady
I'm surprised that some of you seem to put so much effort into choosing a book. Seems like the time devoted to choosing could instead be spent reading!
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The problem is that it usually takes me a good amount of time reading a book to figure out if it is worth it. I abandon so many after several chapters, and I don't like that. If I didn't read professional reviews first, I'm sure it would get worse.
I recently abandoned
The Manchurian Candidate, which I picked because of its famous title, without further investigation. The book turned out to have a brainwashing theme that was, to me, psychologically preposterous. Maybe if I would have read some good reviews, I would have known better.