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Re:Art Garfunkel's Library by AlbertCory on Friday September 16, 2022 @11:38AM (#32867598)
Right. More and more nowadays with non-fiction, I read a few chapters, realize I've already heard everything the author has to say, and drop it. Life's too short.
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Re:Art Garfunkel's Library by danenania on Friday September 16, 2022 @12:55PM (#32868902)
It's also very common for non-fiction books to have 20 pages of substance, but be padded out to 200 or more with repetition and filler.
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Re:Art Garfunkel's Library by AlbertCory on Friday September 16, 2022 @01:00PM (#32868966)
Indeed. Read those 20 pages, say "OK, I got it," and skip the padding.
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