original thread had gaming relevance :
https://lemmy.world/post/38269946
If this is hated on I’ll delete the thread (EDIT) I guess not.
original thread had gaming relevance :
https://lemmy.world/post/38269946
If this is hated on I’ll delete the thread (EDIT) I guess not.
This hits home for me… Once I start a series I have to finish it. Sometimes it’s VERRY long to finish the more boring ones…
I’m the opposite. Life is too short for bad books. If I’m not into a book within the first few chapters, I drop it.
I was getting into Warhammer 40k lore on YouTube and tried the first Horus Heresy book. I noped right out of there. I read the Sun Eater series instead, and I’m so glad I did.
Stephen King’s “Gunslinger”. Can’t do it.
Same, stopped at the end of book two. Just felt empty to me
Uggh, yeah, I read em just to be sure that I don’t enjoy his writing, and sure enough it was not worth it.
Evidently, that was one of his first ever books and the writing isn’t nearly as good as his later writing.
‘On Writing’ was a great look into his mind and process.
Yeah, my partner is reading it right now and I am tempted to do likewise, it seems much more enjoyable.
Strongly recommend “On Writing” if you’re either curious about him specifically or interested in writing in general. I read it over a decade ago for the first time and I still regularly refer to it when talking to people about writing.
That’s a strength a wish I had :) Kudos to you