I always tend to have this impression that the reason I hardly ever hear about modern French books worth reading is that there aren't really too much of those, but that seems hardly likely, I'm just not hearing about them.
That reminds me of the project I once started here at RAFO of reading and reviewing non-English language fantasy and sci-fi... as I recall, I got about two books far (one by Markus Heitz and one by Elisabeth Vonarburg, if anyone's curious).
To whom do you turn when you want to learn more about new books?
- 10/11/2013 06:17:07 AM
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This is the only place.
- 10/11/2013 04:26:22 PM
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Maybe, but I'm a bit skeptical
- 11/11/2013 12:14:36 AM
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If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch
- 13/11/2013 01:06:41 PM
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Re: If you want to attract NEW readers, the site needs to be reworked from scratch
- 21/11/2013 09:24:22 PM
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io9
- 10/11/2013 07:32:41 PM
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Locus Online also has good lists of upcoming/new SF/F releases
- 11/11/2013 12:16:18 AM
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The Economist, NYT, and WSJ
- 11/11/2013 01:05:36 PM
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I'm skeptical of the Economist.
- 16/11/2013 05:02:47 PM
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Which books were those?
- 19/11/2013 03:19:59 PM
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There were at least four or five bad reviews.
- 30/11/2013 05:41:45 PM
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I remember reading that book. I don't recall being impressed by it. *NM*
- 05/12/2013 03:37:59 PM
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I've essentially stopped reading
- 11/11/2013 12:36:51 AM
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I don't think very highly of the discussions on r/fantasy
- 11/11/2013 08:25:54 AM
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I've never even been to r/fantasy
- 11/11/2013 08:31:11 AM
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It's akin to a stagnant pool where the malaria-infested mosquitos breed
- 11/11/2013 08:48:04 AM
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I'd say this place is still the most influential for me.
- 11/11/2013 10:29:19 AM
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For some odd reason, I distrust Goodreads
- 14/11/2013 07:58:29 AM
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"Distrust"? Interesting word choice.
- 14/11/2013 09:32:35 PM
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Perhaps, but I think "rating-based" reviews distort views to fit into a template
- 22/11/2013 08:47:18 AM
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Call me old fashioned...
- 11/11/2013 02:47:37 PM
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Old fashioned! 
- 14/11/2013 07:59:43 AM
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- 14/11/2013 07:59:43 AM
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I second that suggestion.
- 14/11/2013 09:35:51 PM
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Here mostly, Goodreads, io9
- 11/11/2013 09:40:41 PM
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Interesting
- 14/11/2013 08:01:05 AM
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Here mostly too. And bookshops over here.
- 12/11/2013 06:54:05 PM
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Bookstores here generally don't do recs very well (outside of independents, that is)
- 14/11/2013 08:02:16 AM
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I have list of things to read longer than I have time to read
- 13/11/2013 05:39:59 PM
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I believe that in the past 5 years I have bought more books than I can read if I live to 100.
- 16/11/2013 05:10:21 PM
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here, mostly, but i also have less time to read (sort of) and a lot to read...
- 19/11/2013 03:49:15 PM
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I don't really care to learn about new books.
- 21/11/2013 08:58:44 PM
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I'm guessing you must live in a larger city than my suburban (exurb?) town of 15K
- 22/11/2013 08:54:58 AM
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- 22/11/2013 08:54:58 AM
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Re: I'm guessing you must live in a larger city than my suburban (exurb?) town of 15K
- 23/11/2013 06:17:03 PM
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- 23/11/2013 06:17:03 PM
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Re: I'm guessing you must live in a larger city than my suburban (exurb?) town of 15K
- 23/11/2013 09:55:34 PM
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- 23/11/2013 09:55:34 PM
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Forgive me my sins but most of my reading for the last year has been comics.
- 23/11/2013 02:54:44 AM
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