First time Neil Clarke tweeted about it, showing some sobering figures.
Tweet on having to close for submissions.
AI art is Frankensteined together from the efforts of artists and writers who did not consent to have their shit repackaged, unsouled and commodified. The people passing it off as original creations and trying to make money off it deserve to get their cars keyed and their toenails confiscated.
Smh man. The future is turning out to be so stupid.
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Well, I didn’t really expect that post to receive that much attention. To be honest, I wrote that post quite impulsively after reading some posts making fun of Sanderson’s readers. It was in another sub (not that popular), where the main game seems to be criticizing Sanderson and his fans, but I decided to post here, thinking that it would reach more people. I was persuaded that r/fantasy was nearly as hostile toward Sanderson, but it seems I was wrong about it (not a regular lurker here).
It’s a first draft I wrote during commute, and now that I read it again, I understand that some people might find some paragraphs melodramatic or edgy. I’m cringing myself very hard at some passages. The beginning shows pretty well a victim/inferiority complex that I’m (still) dealing with for some time now. Not very easy to change myself, but I’m working on it and writing has been a good thing for my mental health.
I apologize if some grimdarks fans …
Ask your local library to buy them for circulation!
I just learned about this this past month! With my branch, you fill out an online form with the name, author, ISBN, and why you think the book would be a good addition. So far I’ve been able to get my library to purchase both Mike Shel’s Aching God and Patrick Weekes’ The Palace Jobs (both books I came across from this sub). Not all requests go through, though, but when they do, it’s awesome because not only are the authors financially compensated but you can expose their work to new folks, too. I usually have to read the first book in a series, for example, borrowed from the library before I commit to buying its sequels, and have been dissuaded from getting into certain books in the past because they weren’t in my library.
So consider taking the time to do this, it doesn’t cost anything or take longer than 5 minutes, and you can finally whittle some of your TBR list even with no budget (like me), …
I’m new to this genre. Hit me with your best titles and I’ll give it to you straight
I’ve got a few authors who have reached that level for me.
Fredrick Backman: I have enjoyed every book I have read by him, and like the way he describes characters in his writing.
Kristin Hannah: I know whatever she writes is going to grab my attention, make me care about characters, and give me a few gut punches.
Ken Follett: Does it seem like all of his books are similar? Yes. Do I like that historical fiction/soap opera drama? Also yes.
Blake Crouch: I usually read his books within 24-48 hours, and while I was a little let down by Upgrade, I will still read anything he puts out.
Andy Weir: He seems to writes easy to read science fiction that I usually can’t put down.
Gillian Flynn: I know it’s going to be dark, engaging, and have at least one character that I find terrifying.
As someone who is new to Scifi, I’ve been thinking on what kind of Scifi I would be interested in. I remember falling in love with a game called SOMA, and I loved how dark the story was; it causes the player to think and there was this feeling of existential dread that you could feel. I plan on reading The Three Body Problem Trilogy and Hyperion, both of which appear to be books that I would like.
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I’m looking for Scifi books that make you think but deal with heavy themes that are scary or terrifying in the psychological sense. I prefer good characters but as long as there is a engaging or very good plot then I don’t mind flat characters.
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Standalone, trilogies and long series are all fine with me.
…and it’s amazing. I am just so happy about this, had to post. I live in a suburban city and all we really had before was a B&N that wasn’t that close to me anyway. I could drive to the next city over but none of those bookstores had much I was interested in somehow.
And then I found this new little indie store and walked in and my head was just turning this way and that from books that I recognized and knew I liked to new books that looked really enticing. And they do the little cards with handwritten reviews from the staff. It was sooo cool.
Oh and of course despite my endless TBR list I walked away with a new one (The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by V.E. Schwab). Ok actually I also bought a box set of the First Law (but that doesn’t count cause it was on sale…right??).
Anyways, just thought I’d share. Now I just hope they have some good book clubs or something. I wish I could find people to talk about the books I read with. Nobody reads …
I’ve known about the Uplift series by David Brin for years, but never read them due to disinterest. I’m interested about this universe and what it may be about, are they good reads?
Usually the most compelling and profoundly detailed worlds require multiple books in a series to flesh out properly. But it’s sometimes impressive what a single book can accomplish in opening a massive universe. I enjoyed Alistair Reynolds’ attempt at this with House of Suns and Pushing Ice, but even those were a bit limited.
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell were decent too, but I’m looking for something even more robust. I’d appreciate the help!