It never really crossed my mind there’s even a possibility to not having something to read. Thinking about it a bit more, I see few reasons for my immediate thought.
First I’m quite slow reader myself. I read rougly 10 books a year so I don’t burn through as many books as some other more avid readers.
Second I read mostly SF/F and there’s just so many good books and series for people interested in this genre. And while not everything is perfect, I’m probably much more tolerant to some imperfections as a genre fan.
Third, I read in my (non english) native tongue and while we’re definitely limited in quantity, it’s usually a bit of a filter so most of bad and trash books are excluded. Who would pay to translate and print shitty book anyway?
We have two good local sites that helps. One is basically like “local goodreads”, the other is strictly SF/F fansite. Both have user ratings and reviews which help a lot. Also my best friend has similar taste in books, so we often recommend our findings to each other.
It never really crossed my mind there’s even a possibility to not having something to read. Thinking about it a bit more, I see few reasons for my immediate thought.
First I’m quite slow reader myself. I read rougly 10 books a year so I don’t burn through as many books as some other more avid readers.
Second I read mostly SF/F and there’s just so many good books and series for people interested in this genre. And while not everything is perfect, I’m probably much more tolerant to some imperfections as a genre fan.
Third, I read in my (non english) native tongue and while we’re definitely limited in quantity, it’s usually a bit of a filter so most of bad and trash books are excluded. Who would pay to translate and print shitty book anyway?
We have two good local sites that helps. One is basically like “local goodreads”, the other is strictly SF/F fansite. Both have user ratings and reviews which help a lot. Also my best friend has similar taste in books, so we often recommend our findings to each other.