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View submission: Best Books of 2018 MEGATHREAD
I read over 45 books this year, and I've only read a handful of the books on these lists. That makes me sad.
Comment by [deleted] at 23/12/2018 at 12:39 UTC*
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Comment by vincoug at 22/12/2018 at 15:15 UTC
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I think most people are like that. I've only read 4 books published this year and I think that's a record for me. Other pop culture, movies, TV, video games, and music, have a sense of immediacy and people make sure to consume them as or around when they're released. Books for some reason aren't like that.
Comment by ehp29 at 02/01/2019 at 01:27 UTC
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Same. Hard to read new books when you're trying to avoid paying $20 a pop on new books. So I read the best books of 2014 or 1998 instead.
Comment by [deleted] at 29/12/2018 at 13:12 UTC
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Honestly, 99% of "best of the year" books aren't really to my taste anyways. I usually make it about 50 pages in before putting it down for something I actually like.
Comment by WhatEvery1sThinking at 11/01/2019 at 21:55 UTC
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A lot of the selections are intentionally obscure