I understand and agree regarding a stale take on an existing trope. It is hard to find a new take on a concept, but just as you, that is exactly what I'm looking for too.
nkiruanaya
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I understand, thank you for your input,
Of course if you enjoy it, the time is not wasted. Worthy to me, means I enjoy it. I'm sent dozens of book recommendations each week from various sources in which I subscribe. I have to weed them out because I certainly don't have time to read each one. The longer my queue becomes, the stricter my criteria becomes. I read almost every night for hours before bed, so not sure why you think I spend very little time enjoying a book. What an odd thing to say.
That is interesting and a good way to do it. What about authors you haven't heard of? How do you filter those?
What's the threshold? Can you articulate it, or is it more of a feeling to match your mood, or something like that?
That's nice and easy. I didn't say it in my post, but I too will commit to reading the first 100 pages before deciding whether to go on or abandon it.
Too restrictive? Yes maybe so. There are always exceptions which I haven't verbalized in my post.
Nevertheless, I fear if I used your method, in total I'd spend years reading samples. It's good it works for you though.
I read so much, I just don't have time to invest in reading samples.
UPDATE: I've been wondering why the down votes. I suspect there is tone in my response which I did not intend. I get a lot of recommendations I want to weed through to find something I'm interested in. I couldn't possibly read all the samples. That's all I'm saying.
That probably isn't true where I live (not in Utah). Here, there is an LDS church seemingly on every street corner. It's crazy. See a church, go 1 mile south and see another, go 1 mile east, see another, etc. It's really spooky because more often than not, an LDS church is right next to a very wealthy neighborhood.
How can they afford so many buildings and property? Is it a front for money laundering or something?
How does one know if this is a real photo or AI generated?
Understood. I like seeing the movie or series after reading the book, for some reason.