Nah, read the rest of the comments, man. They've said Asimov is "hardly a skilled writer" and "Austen isn't a very good writer."

So I think what has most people in this thread so hot and bothered is not that you didn't like Asimov, specifically; it's that you leaped immediately to saying that he's a bad writer.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, but it's perceived as fairly immature and self-centered to equate "I don't like this" to "it must be bad." Personally, I hate the works of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Herman Melville, and Hemingway, but I'm not gonna say they're bad writers.

It's okay to not like something and just move on, but I guess that wouldn't be very Reddit.

Adulting generally sucks, but one of the main things that doesn’t is that nobody’s asking for a book report later. Read what you like, in the manner and style that you like, or however you are best able to.

Personally, I usually have several books going at a time, and it’s rare that one captures my interest enough to read multiple chapters straight through. I also don’t have the leisure time I would if I were retired or wealthy, so I tend to read less than I wish I could, but I’d rather take a couple of months to get through a good book than just… not.

OP, given that you dragged Asimov and Austen in prior comments, I’m curious who you consider to be a “good” writer.