How to Decide What to Read
Even though I read way too many books, I can’t read them all. So every new book I take on involves a selection process. For me, that selection process is pretty straightforward; at least for novels. At the beginning, there is discovery: I have to know about a book in order to consider reading it. Recommendations are usually my prime discovery tool. I get few recommendations from friends and family because our tastes are too different. So it’s usually through blogs I follow, through random folks on Twitter, or through Amazon’s algorithm that I discover new (to me) books. I Read More …