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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Nebula Finalists 2015
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:18:49 -0600
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On 12/24/2024 8:11 PM, Default User wrote:
> Lynn McGuire wrote:
>   
>> I have tried to read "The Three-Body Problem" twice now and bounced
>> both times (DNF).  You know, I have over 200 books that I have
>> bounced off of in my SBR.
> 
> 200 rejected books? You need a better pre-filter, especially as you are
> buying books. That's a significant waste of money. I'm not sure I would
> consider books you won't read to be a strategic book reserve.
> 
> 
> Brian

My tastes have changed over the last 30+ years. For instance, I have 
given up on Clive Custler and there are 2 or 3 of his in my SBR.

Lynn