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Re:370 Books in 20 months: South African author defends her ... by tsaixingwei on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:19AM (#50424587)
What if the Temu plastic gadget that you ordered actually turns out to be actually quite good and does what you’d expect it too? I think that’s the real comparison here instead of automatically assuming her books are crap that no one enjoys. Obviously enough people enjoy her books (some of it anyway) to make her money.
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Re:370 Books in 20 months: South African author defends her ... by mrweasel on Monday November 09, 2026 @07:26AM (#50424665)
That's absolutely a possibility, we simply don't know that, but they may very well be enjoyed by readers.

People aren't returning the bad Temu products, it's not worth the trouble, could be the same with these books, assuming they are cheap enough.

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Re:370 Books in 20 months: South African author defends her ... by skeledrew on Monday November 09, 2026 @08:29AM (#50425331)
Are there reviews though? Many readers are always ready to publish reviews of stuff they read, so it's mostly just a matter of finding reviews of works by this author.
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