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Book popularity (hexbear.net)
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Lately I've been seeing many more people reading books in public.

Yesterday, 5 books on one bus.

Newspapers and magazines stay losing. Zero zero.

EBook readers occasional.

Is it some performative fad?

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[–] 14 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

I hope it's not a fad because books are nice. I like the smell and the fact that they don't blast blue light in my little ol' eyeballs.

I've been reading The Scar by China Miéville lately. Good stuff.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    How is it compared to Perdido Street Station (if you've read that)? I really enjoyed it, and I've heard The Scar is set in the same universe, but don't know much else.

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  • [–] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

    So far it's not quite as immediately grabbing me like Perdido Street Station, but the writing style is so good that it's pretty damn close to being just as good. I highly recommend it.

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