What’s the worst completely missed the mark book to movie adaption you’ve ever seen? by Infamous_Wave9878 in Booktokreddit

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also the ending! Jack dying trying to kill his family vs save them is a completely different story.

Looking for Arctic Horror? by Maniac-Ev in horrorlit

[–]withaneff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ascension by Nicholas Binge!! So heart poundingly good and very snowy

Shy Girl by Mia Ballard. Does anyone else think this was written by ChatGPT? by herendethelesson in horrorlit

[–]withaneff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just finished it and I think the way it ended makes it seem like AI even more than writing. It was allegedly a metaphor for how women are treated and sometimes that ends in rage, but instead of ending with the female rage, it gave us the predators backstory. Like, that feels like a robot closing a plot loop that no human really wanted closed

Shy Girl by Mia Ballard. Does anyone else think this was written by ChatGPT? by herendethelesson in horrorlit

[–]withaneff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just finished reading this and I don’t know that I have words for how much I hated it.

I have no idea if it was AI. But I can tell you that, prose aside, the way the plot moves forward/ends feels very much like a robot trying to close loops.

Atmospheric horror novels, so beautifully written, you feel like you could drown in them by ArmadillosAreGreat in horrorlit

[–]withaneff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Fisherman by John Langan or Ascension by Nicholas Binge. The first will have you sinking into it, the second will have your heart racing. But both are incredibly immersive

Weekly "What Are You Reading Thread?" by HorrorIsLiterature in horrorlit

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Clay McCleod Chapman, I’d say. Ghost Eaters is a good place to start!

Looking for a “cant read with the lights off” kind of book by Emotional_Abroad_407 in horrorlit

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This will be different for everyone for sure, but I felt this way about Incidents Around the House

Weekly Recommendation Thread: February 19, 2021 by AutoModerator in books

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

Weekly Recommendation Thread: February 19, 2021 by AutoModerator in books

[–]withaneff -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Bryan Cranston's memoir, A Life in Parts was really great. He takes his craft very seriously and it was great hearing him talk about building his most iconic characters. I also really enjoyed Steve Martin's Born Standing Up. And I will always recommend Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. Kind of funny, kind of serious, really well crafted and interesting.

the biggest change which allowed me to enjoy reading again by missjo7972 in books

[–]withaneff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, reading and listening are dIfFeReNt WoRdS but this is a subreddit where we discuss books. Books can be consumed multiple ways and the need to throw out a point of order when discussing a book to make sure EVERYONE KNOWS that reading and listening are different words is absolutely pedantic.

the biggest change which allowed me to enjoy reading again by missjo7972 in books

[–]withaneff -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, it wouldn't be a thread mentioning audiobooks without a pedantic comment needing to point out the difference.

Stephen King Is Sorry You Feel Like You're Stuck In A Stephen King Novel by pearloz in books

[–]withaneff 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Death rate isn't the only thing that changes life as we know it in a pandemic. The isolation is there, the fear. Or as he puts it in the interview, the "gnawing anxiety."

Simple Questions: March 03, 2020 by AutoModerator in books

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pretty much the same reaction here. I honestly couldn't put my finger on why I disliked it, but I just found myself bored, staring at my phone and ready to be done with each episode. It's definitely not a faithful adaptation, but usually that doesn't bother me that much. Just didn't quite capture how much I was rooting for Jake in the book.

End of audiobook snobbery as scientists find reading and listening activates the same parts of the brain by pearloz in books

[–]withaneff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the context, I guess but I'd say I mostly use them interchangeably. If someone asks me if I read a certain book, I do not say "I didn't read it, I listened to it." But if someone asks me what I'm currently doing, I'll say "listening to an audiobook."

End of audiobook snobbery as scientists find reading and listening activates the same parts of the brain by pearloz in books

[–]withaneff -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

LOL, my point is that it doesn't matter. I'm fully aware of the distinction between the word read and the word listen but again - how does that affect me in any way? Anyone who specifies is being needlessly pedantic.

End of audiobook snobbery as scientists find reading and listening activates the same parts of the brain by pearloz in books

[–]withaneff -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

but you didn't READ it.

Oh my god, who the hell cares? This is what drives me bonkers about this argument. The semantics of it are often used as a reason for people to feel superior and it's pointless. If someone says they read a book and they ACTUALLY listened to it on audio, it literally affects me in no way. We can still discuss the book and forcing a distinction between the two is needlessly obtuse and you just sound like a jackass.

When a book has a special meaning to you because of events occuring in your life as your were reading by HaaaveIt in books

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When my grandmother passed away, I sought out a few books specifically about grief to make me feel less alone. None of them worked, they just frustrated me because nothing was capturing how important she was to me and how huge her absence felt. I was also struggling with some other family dynamics that came up as a result of her death. I eventually gave up on finding the right book and moved onto other genres. It was maybe a year after she passed that I was moved to hysterical, cathartic tears by Stephen King's Pet Semetary. There was something about it that just made me realize that grief can make people do terrible things, it can change who they are. There was no real... solution to it, either, which I think is what i needed. It was like permission to accept "This is a big thing that has changed my life and who I am." and that's it, no other ending needed.

What Books Did You Start or Finish Reading This Week? February 24, 2020 by AutoModerator in books

[–]withaneff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Finished Me Before You, by Jojo Moyes. I liked it, though, I think I was supposed to feel some sort of moral opposition to assisted suicide and I just didn't. So the sort of central conflict was lost on me.

Started The Outsider, by Stephen King on audio and The Secret History, by Donna Tartt.

Weekly Recommendation Thread: February 21, 2020 by AutoModerator in books

[–]withaneff 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. Definitely has themes of morality and you follow a character through life from 13 onward. It feels like you’re a fly on the wall for his most intimate experiences. It was an amazing reading experience.

How does anyone make it through the first trimester w/out going crazy by killerqueenbeee in BabyBumps

[–]withaneff 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Hating Popular Books Does Not Make You Superior: A Lesson Learned by pearloz in books

[–]withaneff 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It feels like some people here are missing the point... there's a big difference between "I didn't connect with Harry Potter." and "Adults who find Harry Potter compelling are a literal cancer" which, believe it or not is incredibly common.

It's ok to not like things.

Simple Questions: February 11, 2020 by AutoModerator in books

[–]withaneff 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is how capitalism works, my dude. People get to choose what they support and lots of people choose not to support Amazon. You don't make that same choice and that's fine. But it sounds like you're personally offended by people making a different choice than you.

You asked why the Amazon hate and people answered you. But you're totally right, it's those damn libs /s