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A comment on Ask HN: I don't read fiction, how much am I missing out on?.

Re:Ask HN: I don't read fiction, how much am I missing out on? by anewpersonality on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:08PM (#32175323)
Honestly, not much.

Over time, I've found more and more fiction to be formulaic and not enticing. Mostly to make a quick buck.

Not to mention, internet induced ADD makes works of the old masters inaccessible.

I remember one time, the internet told me to read this book - The KingKiller chronicles. An amazing rating almost everywhere. The reality? It's laughably bad. Like middle school bad. And this is a top fantasy book?

Self improvement is possible without fiction. Nothing to see here.

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Re:Ask HN: I don't read fiction, how much am I missing out on? by eggsbenedict on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @11:19PM (#32175378)
Yeah, and McDonald's is one of the most popular restaurants. Doesn't say much about the quality of restaurants in general. There's a lot of a wildly good, life-changing fiction out there.

A couple hints:

Almost all fantasy is terrible.

Almost everything the internet likes is terrible.

Almost everything in a series format is terrible.

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