Is there a threshold of word count that when hit, and only then, an essay or a book will be considered notable? Or what is communicated be taken seriously? If not, why do I see authors unnecessary lengthening the prose?
Come to the point, make it with conviction and sign off.
@rishabh Yeah, that tends to be true for many of the nonfiction books. And also the reason I am extremely choosy while picking a nonfiction book.
@amit @rishabh All of this is why I have Blinkist on my "to-try" list. It looks especially inviting since they are selling on the basis of using human curation rather than algorithms (which even if not true, at least they're using some human curation in the process).
@simonwoods The service always looked promising, however I did not continue the subscription beyond trial. Most "blinks" felt dry to me. I guess I'm contradicting myself here, but shortening every book to 15 minutes summary doesn't interest me either.
May be it's good for learning, but not much for the experience. No idea if that makes any sense.
@amit It sounds like your investment in a book is mostly dependent on the author, or at least the style of writing; language used, etc.
@simonwoods there are a few services like Blinkist that work well. I have Blinkist but there is also Uptime, too. Instaread and others do not match the quality of Blinkist.
@simonwoods Yes, I guess. Of course, the subject that the book talks about is a default factor. Plus rating/reviews, average and from people I trust. Complicated, much? 🙄
