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Originally Posted by issybird
[...] I tend to pick books mostly by whim; "What do I feel like reading now?" without giving it much thought and that could be why sometimes I feel as if I've been immersed in a string of two-star reads. [...]
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I was reviewing my year in books for the favourite thread, and I realised that my average rating this year is much lower than it has been in a long time. More than half are 2s and 3s (only one 1). I put it down as the cost of being more adventurous.
My average was previously higher because I usually re-read much more than I have in the last year (and, of course, I only re-read stuff I know I like). Stay in your safe zones and you can get a better average, but you miss out on the discoveries. I'd always told myself that reading was at least partly about opening my eyes (broadening horizons and all those other feel-good metaphors), but for the several years I doubt if that's been true for me. But now it is again and I find it very satisfying.