Keith
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So I'm trying to decide what to buy with my next Audible credit. Please recommend me long books with a single first-person narrator, preferably sci-fi, fantasy or historical fiction. (A first-person narrative makes it easier for a single reader to prSo I'm trying to decide what to buy with my next Audible credit. Please recommend me long books with a single first-person narrator, preferably sci-fi, fantasy or historical fiction. (A first-person narrative makes it easier for a single reader to provide an authentic-sounding voice, I find.)...more
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I'm a scientist and aspiring author with a wide range of reading interests. I acquire a lot of free and second-hand books, which is useful for securinI'm a scientist and aspiring author with a wide range of reading interests. I acquire a lot of free and second-hand books, which is useful for securing little-known and/or out-of-print genre fiction and also for finding some of the worst published writing in the Universe.
Though I try to follow it to avoid confusion, I find Goodreads' five-star rating system insufficiently precise to categorize different books, particularly ones that I disliked to different degrees. I've therefore instituted a set of shelves to give half-star ratings (1.5, 2.5, 3.5 and 4.5) in between the official ones. Books shelved as 1.5 and 2.5 stars are given 2 stars as their official rating, leaving 1 star for "the worst of the worst". 3.5-star books get 3 stars and 4.5-star ones get 4, again leaving 5 stars as the "best of the best".
My (large number of) shelves are mostly self-explanatory, but to clarify the significance of a few of them:
Rated Much Higher Than Average: My star rating (including half stars) is at least 0.5 stars higher than the average over all those who rated the book. Rated Much Lower Than Average: My star rating (including half stars) is at least 1.0 stars lower than the average over all those who rated the book....more
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I realise I'm a bit late to this party, Keith (sorry about that, I've been on a recommendation hiatus) but I can wholeheartedly recommend this. As an amateur student of history, with a particular interest in ancient Rome, I can vouch for the historicity of the fiction, it's extremely consistent with what is known about the time.I realise I'm a bit late to this party, Keith (sorry about that, I've been on a recommendation hiatus) but I can wholeheartedly recommend this. As an amateur student of history, with a particular interest in ancient Rome, I can vouch for the historicity of the fiction, it's extremely consistent with what is known about the time....more
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