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Fiction

PoindexterOglethorpe

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8. Browsing the library shelves.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Wed Oct 30, 2019, 01:10 PM

Oct 2019

Of course.

However, not all books deserve 50 pages. I've been known to give up after a couple of paragraphs, depending on the book. Life is far too short to keep on reading something you don't find interesting.

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My way of discovering new fiction [View all] bif Oct 2019 OP

Have u gotten to C yet? alittlelark Oct 2019 #1

I'm on "Bax" currently. bif Oct 2019 #3

I did this a lot as a teenager and in my early 20's. lark Oct 2019 #2

My way of discovering new fiction PJMcK Oct 2019 #4

Nice! CrispyQ Oct 2019 #5

Used to do similar hermetic Oct 2019 #6

Librarians seem to have excellent taste in books. bif Oct 2019 #9

I troll the aisles too Backseat Driver Oct 2019 #7

I worked at bookstores back in the 80s. Aquaria Dec 2019 #12

Browsing the library shelves. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2019 #8

I find new fiction by reading the book reviews in the Washington Post. Nitram Oct 2019 #10

I get lots of good ideas right here. PennyK Nov 2019 #11

When I was a reader/editor for an online publisher Aquaria Dec 2019 #13

I have BookBub, Robin Reads and a couple of other ebook sources yellowdogintexas Dec 2019 #14

Our local library has a section for new fiction wnylib Jan 2020 #15