> writing that doesn't appear to have been done by a fourth grader

Yeah that's kind of what I mean. Like, the books that I'm referencing weren't quite so bad that they felt like first drafts, but they were quite far from final drafts if that makes sense.

you add the book you're currently reading, set how long you want to read, and start your reading there. i over came dyslexia a long time ago, and i still have some of my moments when reading a book. sometimes i need something to listen to when reading, unless im listening to an audiobook.

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Proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation is super important to me.

Secondly, writing that doesn't appear to have been done by a fourth grader.

Yep, this is why I stay away from those fancy barnes and nobles classics editions, I hear there are so many textual errors in them

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Oh, I'm not familiar with Rothfuss's work (one of those things I'm always meaning to get to), but that definitely sounds like there's some tea here. Is it a story problem?

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Audiobooks are wonderful.

Mainly, I expect a published-by-a-publisher book to have been edited. I don't ever expect a published book to make me stop and think, "how did that get from the original manuscript into the printer's copy?"

Like, no shade to Patrick Rothfuss's editor, but Wise Man's Fear really needed a come to Jesus moment between her and the author. I assume that at some point in the revision process she decided that discretion was the better part of valor, and that it was probably for the best to just get something out there making money, rather than pressure him into giving up entirely.

I bet she still wonders to this day if, had she played it differently, Doors of Stone would be on shelves right now, and DAW would still be in business.

I like good proof reading. I bought a really nice boxed set once only to discover that it was full of errors. It's painful to read with spelling errors every few sentences. The earlier editions didn't have those errors. I wish now I had returned it.

Right on. I don't have PTSD so I view the book differently. I like his work being dark because it reminds me to enjoy the peace I'm able to have currently. I hope you can find at least some enjoyment before you finish. I'm sorry that you're struggling with it. Peace be with you. Have a nice evening.

That they are books. I don't think I've read any unpublished books.

Ah well, just one more week in the book club. I try to give things a chance, but I won't read any other McCarthy books in the future.

Michael Ridpath isn’t an Icelandic author but he has a mystery series set primarily in Iceland.

The first one in his series involves a murder and the chase for a legendary ring, I’d give it about 7/10 stars. Not at all bad, but a bit generic and easily breezed through. It was about 352 pages, but to me it felt very short.

The Spanish Inquisition!

Different tastes most likely. When I was a kid, I went through books like water. Books about just about anything. If it got me out of my reality, I was happy to read about boy wizards, pioneer girls, sensual vampires, coming if age stories focused on math for some reason, fact compilations, science magazines, and history text books. Whatever I could put my hands on, I would read. My reading comprehension was always very strong.

It took me nearly a month to get through a YA novel last year. I was reading it so my nibling had someone to talk about it with. But I'm not a kid anymore, the writing felt... Vintage, and I just wasn't terribly into it. It was okay and by the end, I liked it well enough. It certainly wasn't hard to comprehend, but it took me forever in comparison to how I used to devour the written word. I sailed through a much more difficult text the week after that, and took a week to read a collection of PowerPoints on home ownership the week after that. I have to enjoy something to have the energy to devote to really plowing through material these days, otherwise, it does feel a little like pulling teeth.

Ah, I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you shouldn't read it. There's no reason to put yourself through that.

Yeah, I'm reading it. But I have PTSD myself, so I'm already well aware of the darker side of reality. This is just not something I'm going to enjoy.

How did an app that tells you how long you did a thing make you overcome dyslexia or distracting background noise?

Such a memorable book

I also like the atom station

I think a large part of his work is to shed light on the darker side of reality. The wild west was a violent, racist, bloodbath. He has the same attitude in the road as well. For me, that's why I like him. He reminds you that those times were not fun, cowboy fairy tales. He reminds you that page turning adventures in reality would probably just high stakes and terrifying.

It's like the heavy contrast you see between a commercial for joining the Marines, filled with cool hero guys and pride vs an interview with an actual vet who has PTSD. So that's completely understandable. If you look past the shock factor, it really does have some beautiful writing though. Try and desensitize yourself to it a little and look past the gore.

I don't understand the question you wrote.

Violence, cheapness of human life, racism (which I understand was part of the culture then, but I don't like it in my ears or my eyes). I haven't finished it yet. Perhaps it will redeem itself somehow, but honestly, I just don't like all the violence even if it does.