Title: How to choose books you’ll actually read | by Rosie Leizrowice | Ascent Publication
Headings: How to choose books you’ll actually read
How to choose books you’ll actually read
Stop slogging through books you don’t like
Choosing books can be a pain.
Either way, there’s no real logic to it.
A great reading habit begins with the books you choose. Nothing matters as much as that.
Ask yourself these questions
The obvious methods:
First, if you enjoy one book by an author, look up whatever else they’ve written.
Second, let’s be honest: Amazon’s book recommendation algorithm is pretty damn good.
Thirdly, curated lists can be helpful
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Start lending books to people you know
Bibliographies. Always read the bibliography
The quotes section on Goodreads
For that reason, it’s a goldmine for discovering books:

Content: So, too many of us end up believing that we’re not good at reading, it’s not fun and we’d rather do something else. I was lucky in that I recognised this as a kid and focused my spare time on reading books I enjoyed. The result was that I frequently read 100 books a month and always enjoyed it. A great reading habit begins with the books you choose. Nothing matters as much as that. Even if you’d describe yourself as a bad reader, you’ve surely had the experience of adoring a book so much that you took every opportunity to open it and keep reading, even forgoing sleep to get through one more chapter. Maybe it seemed like that particular book was special. It wasn’t. There are thousands of others out there that could have the same effect. They’re sitting on shelves and in catalogues, full of words that could captivate you.