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Do well written books just not get published these days? (literature.cafe)

submitted 2 days ago by Karl@literature.cafe to c/books@lemmy.ml

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I haven't read much read stuff that has been published after 2000s and have barely liked what I have.

I ask this bcz most of the time I look up 'Best new books' or 'popular books', the recommendations are mostly smut, fantasy smut or cheap romance.

Idk if I just keep getting the wrong books recommended or that's how today's books are.

Also, recommend me some more recent books with good prose, well written characters, medium/slow paced.

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[–] Karl@literature.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Any suggestions on where to look for book recs online?

[–] Thalfon@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

In terms of automated suggestions, I've had some luck with Storygraph. It has better recommendations than Goodreads, as it actually tries to go by your reading history and recent reads, and allows you to filter by factors like mood, pacing, genre, page count, etc.

It's not perfect by any stretch, but it has found me stuff that I wouldn't have otherwise spotted.

Asking a local librarian is also an option. They're usually happy to offer suggestions, and I've seen it in some cases where the library's website has means to send a request for recommendations online.

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here, and social media recommendations.

Maybe other people can add to this in the comments

[–] Truffle@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago

Yeah I have asked for suggestions here before and they were pretty good. I also avoid any lists of "Best of" "Best sellers" etc. As much as I can because they are not usually good.