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value-brand cereal posted:I kinda disagree. that's what reading the summary is for. But the loving problem is the summaries are often vague garbage or simply dont exist anymore. A lot of books just have author or review blurbs on the back, which is complete bullshit. I dont care that gaiman or king blurbed Random Authors debut novel, tell me what the plot is about!!! I really, really, really hate how many book summaries now are just something like "Fans of [some author] and [some other author] will love this" followed by just a vague hint at what the book is actually about because the references to other authors or works are meant to stand in for any kind of summary. Often I don't recognise the references, but even if I do, it just puts me off reading the book entirely. I guess it's good marketing for people who just mash "books similar to X" into a search bar, but it seems like a terrible way to get new readers to try out an author. It feels related to the whole trope obsession in a way where I guess some people want to know exactly what they're getting before they read the book. It's a bummer because some of my best reads have been random goon recs that I definitely wouldn't have picked up myself. I have times I just want a specific sort of book, but there's a lot to be said for trying something new periodically.
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