My achilles heel when it comes to books are they MUST BE well written. So I choose older books (In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Moby Dick, 20,000 leagues under the sea, and my favorite book of all time: The Columbia History of the World (1972) published by Harper Row... to name a few)

What pisses me off to no end is how easy it is for anyone to publish a book these days. A few years ago I ordered a paperback on Amazon titled GOING HOME by A. American (a survivalist series author) and was astounded by the misspelled words. I couldn't finish it. I have seen other books like that, and will never again read a non-publishing house book. (never say never, I know!)

Is it just me, or is the era of GREAT AUTHORS coming to an end? (realizing John Grisham and Stephen King are still among the living)



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One day the greater consciousness of humanity will ask of itself... "How many Einsteins and savants did we destroy to satisfy the wants of women in their lawful genocide upon the unborn?"