All of the King books that are known to be long are "too long" to me. He needs an editor

If you want one book about it as an option I think you'd be fine, just offer other topic options in the other two.

I think you're conflating people being defensive when someone rudely comments on a video or content to tell CoHo fans that she's terrible (and therefore the fans are terrible) with an actual lack of literary criticism and discussion. People read for a variety of reasons and some don't want to break down the structure of a book or talk about the writing outside of their subjective enjoyment.

If you're looking to try to break down the structure of a book you dislike to understand why you may not like it, I'd suggest studying writing to be able to recognize those things and be able to discuss them with more confidence. You can also seek out content that better fits what you'd like to see in book reviews and book discussions, which may help you grow that way as well.

You might enjoy literary fiction, which usually uses more real world scenarios to explore humanity. I read fiction more than non fiction, but I'll read whatever I'm drawn to really.

Goodreads or Storygraph! You can make shelves, I made one on goodreads called "on my radar" because my "want to read" list is books I own. But if you just want to track books you'd maybe want to read that would work out great as well! 😄

On the Goodreads website you can also turn on and off what shelves are used in their recommendations. I used to like their recs but a lot of them were put of print so I haven't checked them out in a while. There s a "top picks for you" on the app but that just gave me a broad and seemingly random selection of high rated books in the genre.

If you mean you'd like to remove them from your library so they don't show when you're scrolling, your best bet is to utilize collections. Make a "read" or "finished" collection and stick them in there. Then make another collection for books that aren't finished and stick them in that one. View books with collections and you'll never see the finished books. Items not in collections will appear after the collections end, so you could also choose to only make one collection for read books and leave the rest free.

If you need more storage space, or if you don't want to use collections, you can delete the download of the Kindle book from your device, then set your library to "downloaded only" view. It will only show books on your device. Just remember to download a new book you've recently purhased, you'll have to switch back to the "all" view or you won't see them pop up!

Discworld books by Terry Pratchett.

I personally loved Legends and Lattes, super cute slice of life fantasy about an orge who doesn't want to battle anymore, she just wants to set up a coffee shop. It's fantastic!

Good Omens was great, I've read it twice and would probably give it a third go around. I know it is a co authored book but Terry Pratchett is all throughout it. Also Mort or Guards, Guards are great launching pads. I loved Guards, Guards so much I didn't stop raving about it for a few months. 😂

I've bought books because I love th cover, and display the cover on my shelves. Books can be very personal, some people absolutely care about book covers they buy. I see nothing wrong with your idea about what matters about a book or their ideas about what matters.

Most US high schools teach The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird. That's where I read them anyways. I read beloved many years later as an adult. It is likely shied away from by high schools for the content it covers. I can imagine the reactions in some areas of the country if this were to be proposed as a book. It's a great book, though.

I've come to the conclusion that some works are better left in the past. They are "classics," but you have to consider who chose them as a classic work that withstands time. I imagine the people calling for book bans and freaking out about the topic of race being covered, what classic books did we lose that the people with the most social power didn't want anyone else reading? If I get to a point in a book where I really don't see myself getting beyond the "views of the time" I just DNF and move on.