Re: Why didn't you tell me about this before?

Gutless Umbrella Carrying Sissy <taustinca@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:

>nebusj-@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Joseph Nebus) wrote in
>news:nebusj.1206397398@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

>> Also, actually, a
>> set of strong unsolicited recommendations from friends would
>> probably have put me off reading the books, since my friends
>> haven't got a great track record in predicting what I'd like.  

>I find that certain types of comments by certain regulars here are 
>among the best recommendations. Not necessarily good comments, 
>either. Somtimes, it's comments like "XXX sucked because it had this 
>kind of stuff in it," and I think "Well, I like that kind of stuff in 
>books, maybe I'll try it."

	Oh, yes, just describing that there is some particular material 
in a book can go a long way to making me or, I grant, others interested 
in that, regardless of the tone of the commentary.  Sometimes a set of 
good keywords is better than an opinion.  

	Still, there are few things like the joy of discovering there 
was something cool you didn't realize you were going to be interested 
in.  

-- 
								Joseph Nebus
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