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The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying (www.theatlantic.com)
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[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

I once read half of the worst book I've ever read. I posted a bad review on Goodreads and got attacked by the writer's mates, who'd all left good reviews. I don't trust Goodreads reviews.