Curious, any reason it has to be exclusively about bad books?

We’ve done so much dystopian. I’d like to see more upbeat futurism. Not necessarily utopian, and not “Jetsons”-style shiny futures. Future-realism? Something like that. Heroes that are “makers”, skilled various science & engineering disciplines.

As for the conflict, that can come from lots of places. Quests and competitions, character conflicts, etc. Suppose their society has been confined to a small area for a long time. The story begins when the gates are opened and people are free to return to whatever has become of outside.

Personally I like the idea of post-post-apocalyptic, where at least part of the story involves finding forgotten places & things from the “apocalypse” stage.

Anyway, that’s what I’d go for.

“Asexual” has its own letter. Sometimes it shares that letter with “Aromantic”, but those are really two different things, too.

Which is…?

Sex is personal, individualistic. If someone doesn’t like it and doesn’t want to read about it, it’s literally nobody’s business but theirs.

To the people who are like “Sex is awesome, why don’t you like it, seek therapy,”: Maybe consider that a really, really important aspect of sex is agency. It’s okay to say “no” in fictional situations, too. :)

There’s an “A” in LGBTIQA for a reason, right?

For me this was Don DeLillo’s “White Noise”. Not sure how big the following is compared to these other titles, but it definitely found a devoted audience.

I’ll generally slow down to make sure I understand, with a few caveats:

• If the book isn’t well-written overall, I might just move on. If I already have good evidence that the author is struggling, I figure it’s probably not worth the extra time.

• If the rest of the book has been good, I’ll probably slow down & take my time. If that doesn’t help, I might move on,vtrusting that it’ll become clear as the story goes on. Or else I’ll go back to the unclearvsection once those details become relevant.

For something like Moby Dick, I’d personally go with the latter. :)