Key_Piccolo_2187 t1_ixslzw3 wrote on November 26, 2022 at 12:37 AM

Reply to What's the last book to put you into a reading slump? Or the last book to get you out of one? by cantspellrestaraunt

Trick question. Same book. Anthony Marra's Mercury Pictures Presents'.

I average 7-10 days per book. This took me 60 days. And I loved all of them.

Same notion: Ducks, Newburyport

Key_Piccolo_2187 t1_ixsk9qh wrote on November 26, 2022 at 12:22 AM

Reply to Do you attempt to read the award winners? Which award do you like the most? by Don_Quixotel

1000%. As a child, an aunt paid me $1 for each Newbery I read, which started a habit.

I generally try to read the shortlists for most of the major prizes (Booker, National Book Award, etc.). In a good year, I get to 60% coverage.

My logic: I feel for all the undiscovered geniuses that I don't take a chance on, but based on my TBR list (~400 books), my pace of reading (~40/yr), the pace I add to my TBR (~60/yr) and my age (36), I need prioritization help. May as well get it from the experts.