Re: Finding new (to you) SFF to read

On 11 Nov 2024 16:50:11 GMT, ted@loft.tnolan.com (Ted Nolan
<tednolan>) wrote:

In article <adf6d09d-158f-4208-a1e8-c91775b13188@example.net>,
D  <nospam@example.net> wrote:

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On Mon, 11 Nov 2024, Tony Nance wrote:
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So picture yourself in a closely parallel universe:
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You enjoy SFF, and want to find things you like, and
you know there are zillions of works out there, but it's
hard to sift through it all.
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For many years you've been very successfully using
an old but useful tool called an Oozenet newsgroup
as your primary way to sniff out new (to you) stuff
to try. Part of Oozenet's value has been your familiarity
with those who participate in the newsgroup.
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But as your Oozenet newsgroup waxes and wanes, and
you find yourself wanting to augment your reliable
sifting with 1-2 other sources.
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Where do you go to help you find new things to read?
- Tony

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From time to time I glance at the Libertarian Futurist Society (lfs.org).
I also look through reviews of books I like, and sometimes someone
mentioned similar books. I might do a crude ddg.gg search, or look through
mastodon.
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Often nowadays an author will ask you to subscribe to his/her mailing
list and will often pitch favorite books by other authors.  I've
gotten a number of decent reads from such recommendations.  Of
course you have to factor in that sometimes it's just going to be
a shout out for a buddy.  I find that in general the authors I've
subscribed to are pretty good about not spamming all over the place,
but I'm sure there are those who do.
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And of course soon, "Write me a book I will like" will be a valid AI prompt...

I suspect it's a valid input /right now/. Or have you tried and found
it was rejected?

Whether anything worth reading would result is, of course, a different
issue. For /that/ we may have to wait a long, long time. Hopefully.
--
"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"