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Old 04-06-2026, 10:43 AM   #4456
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https://www.amazon.com/Ones-Who-Walk.../dp/B01N0PZ35J

I like "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" as much as the next guy, but $11.99 for a 22 page short-story must be the most expensive price-per-page I've ever seen!
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Old 04-06-2026, 12:20 PM   #4457
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I like "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" as much as the next guy, but $11.99 for a 22 page short-story must be the most expensive price-per-page I've ever seen!
The used copies seem to be far more priced..
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Old 04-07-2026, 10:28 AM   #4458
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Kobo has the full book with all 17 stories for $13.99US https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the...lve-quarters-1

or $11.99 canadian https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/the...lve-quarters-1
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Old 04-07-2026, 07:04 PM   #4459
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Books that are longlisted for the Booker and they're lousy. Not "not to my taste" lousy, but objectively lousy.
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Old 04-07-2026, 08:23 PM   #4460
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Books that are longlisted for the Booker and they're lousy. Not "not to my taste" lousy, but objectively lousy.
Popular, though?
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Old 04-08-2026, 05:51 AM   #4461
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Books that are longlisted for the Booker and they're lousy. Not "not to my taste" lousy, but objectively lousy.
A lot of books up for awards are lousy. This is nothing new.
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Old 04-08-2026, 10:57 AM   #4462
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I dislike it when good writers decide to write outside their usual genre without taking the time to understand how to write in the new genre.

I like murder mysteries. I like SF. I like mysteries with SF elements and SF with a mystery element. But ONLY when both parts are done well.
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Old 04-08-2026, 07:15 PM   #4463
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I dislike it when good writers decide to write outside their usual genre without taking the time to understand how to write in the new genre.

I like murder mysteries. I like SF. I like mysteries with SF elements and SF with a mystery element. But ONLY when both parts are done well.

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Old 04-12-2026, 08:11 PM   #4464
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This is too funny. Among other books, I'm currently reading an edition of Marie Antoinette's correspondence with her mother, Maria Theresa. The only book that Goodreads cites as other readers also enjoying is Hillbilly Elegy!

I think I'll pass, just the same.
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