I can see it happening fairly easily with kids' series that are already basically ghost-written (is it ghost writing if they're transparent about "Erin Hunter" being 6 people?)

But my favorite books explore the human experience in a way I don't believe AI can master anytime soon. Maybe that's wishful thinking.

Love ittttttttt

If they started doing that then I wouldn't even read those books. I'd rather read books written by a human.

Glad you finished it. I was reading.on a Kindle while backpacking. As soon as I got to where Rocky said he couldn't sleep alone, I started crying (guessing why, as it would be another few pages before it revealed the reason). I had to stop reading there, not because of dislike, but because I could not read this on my own... it was too good.

As soon as I was off the trail, I got the audio book and listened to it with my wife.

I liked the science, and never glazed over (PhD in Physics), but my wife did. I don't think it's that you didn't get it. It might just be that it was boring if you don't innately find this topic interesting. But, the Rocky-Grace relationship was so fantastic. Amaze, amaze, amaze jazz hands

My only part that I found I disliked was the rapidness of creating meaningful communication. But, I am able to look past that as the rest is so good.

>I cant help but think that I'm missing a lot or I'm somewhere in the middle. Please help.

Horus Rising is part of the Horus Heresy series, which is a set of prequel books filling in a story we've known the big plot beats since the 80s(?).

>Space oddessy

Forges of Mars is a self-contained story that'll introduce you to various factions.

>supernatural, mysteries

If you want to go off the deep end, anything by Peter Fehervari. However, you really, really should not start here. His books are weird.

>heist

Shroud of Night is a pretty good heist book.

>historical

You might get a kick out of The Macharian Crusade. The first book is being rereleased, so it's a more affordable price.

>survival

The Night Lords Omnibus is often recommended. Do you want to sympathize with superhuman space terrorists? Because you will.

Alternatively, the Gaunt's Ghost series is basically Sharpe in space.

Helsreach is the story of a city's last stand, following the World's Angriest Man.

The Fabius Bile trilogy follows a mad scientist who tells a god to their face that they don't exist.

you're reading 19th century literature with a 21st century brain - dial it back

If a writer writes ONE great book remembered A HUNDRED years after their death, they're GREAT WRITERS...

>I'm a writer myself, and if write a book like this and send it off to traditional publishers, it will be rejected. Better books than this have been rejected or panned, so how does Asimov's book become a classic?

Cringe of the day - because this "author" rejects a classic it must be trash...and they could - obviously, write a better book!

It was a good book, but I’m not really into sports so I found it hard to get interested in the tennis aspect (which is a significant theme in the book). I’d still say it’s my least favourite of the four, but it was still good.

That's kind of how Dostoevsky rolled. Everyone acts with a level of angst that makes 90s grunge look stoic.

Using labels! and false ones at that! Do you know how many labels apply to what you said...

Learn and try to address ideas as they are, with sound reasoning. Which seems you're failing to do here... Not just you!

I made a stupid mistake and read "A Young Girl's Diary by Grete Lainer" by accident, even though the ebook had the Anne Frank cover. Doh!

In my 20+ years of librarianship, I have worked in schools, public libraries, for library vendors, and in university libraries. In every position, I have had to continually fight against budget cuts, position cuts, tenure removal, cities or university administration wanting in some way to take over library space, etc. It's depressing. ETA I think some people don't value what libraries have to offer until services are reduced or eliminated entirely. I'm not sure why this is the case.

Catch-22 is a great book. It's my all-time favorite book. Heller weaves several story lines into a fine tapestry of literature. I have not read the other two, but I did read The Thin Red Line, which I believe is comparable to The Naked and the Dead. The Thin Red Line is a good book, but I prefer nonfiction, e.g., Into The Valley: A Skirmish of the Marines by John Hersey, With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa by Eugen B. Sledge, and Guadalcanal: The Definitive Account of the Landmark Battle by Richard Frank.

Reading IS a treat! That’s why it’s frustrating how it quite feels physically tiring. Thank you! I’ll try the pillow/blanket on lap method. :)

Catch-22's register?

I knew comments like this are bound to happen =)))))

Catch-22 stands alone in American military literature.

I do this with more lackluster narrators, but sometimes a narrator is just so brilliant and engaging that I just can’t do that to their voice haha.

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The way All The Ugly and Wonderful things was written was so good. It had me discussed with myself for rooting for the couple.

I delivered pizza for 10 years. Your brain is actually doing SO MUCH while driving that anything else is just noise. I would never ever EVER remember anything that I listened to or thought about while driving. As soon as I left the car I could physically feel the thoughts falling out of my brain like a dream. Sometimes I would talk to my SO on the phone, drop off a pizza, and when I got back in the car I would have literally no memory of what we were talking about for the last 20-30 minutes.

Now I work in a warehouse and listen to audiobooks while I work (tedious, repetitive tasks), and it’s been amazing. No more brain fog, and I’m zipping through my frankly ridiculous TBR list like I did when I was 10.

I'd second that! Mailer's The Naked and the Dead is also well worth your time.

I have it on my shelf right now and my version definitely mentions WW2 quite a few times and the words 'Secret Annex' were on what felt like every other page.

Go to the entry for June 6, 1944, if that doesn't mention D-Day then you have something weird.

In a chair with blanket or pillow propping the book up, sometimes sitting at a table like a proper student, and also just holding it while I circumambulate my furniture.