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I've come to that point where I don't know what to read anymore. Not because I no longer enjoy reading, but because so many fucking writers don't care about their prose. On one hand, I want to read something new and fresh; on the other, I simply can't deal with all these talentless, voiceless hacks.
I fear that I'm mostly alone though. I can't count how many times I've seen people on this subreddit mention the likes of King and follow it by "he's pretty good for a commercial author" or talking about Gene fucking Wolfe like he's the Milton of the last century. Meanwhile authors that spent decades trying to get a voice of their own like Palahniuk are dismissed because "lol so edgy xd." I'm beginning to feel /lit/ is slowly transitioning into book /tv/ and full reddit - all the focus is on the author's personal life and the plot of a story, with zero interest in the craftsmanship of the writing itself.

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