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How do you pick books to read? (self.books)
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Social media (goodreads/tiktok/reddit)? Colleagues? Friends? Browsing the library/bookstore? Asking for recommendations from staff at libraries/bookstores?

BONUS: if you can remember, how did you find books you really enjoyed?

I realized a lot of my favorite book recs came from reddit. I was a subscriber of r/books and picked up some really good books there. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke is an example.

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[–] adinaterrific 4 points 2 years ago

generally from friends recs, goodreads, but lately I've been having fun just checking the "tiny free library" in my neighborhood and taking whatever interests me. Read a few books that I never would've picked up otherwise that way.