Post #1803197
2026-04-30 03:48 UTC
Speaking of book recommendations: if anyone would like a personalized book recommendation, please feel free to ask! I've probably read more books, particularly older books, than 99% of the human race. And my memory for books is unusually good. So I'd be glad to make a recommendation for anyone who needs one.
Now, I •will• note that I haven't read that many books that were published after the year 2000 or so. I've read some, and I'm trying to read more, but just not that many.
Also I've seen a trend in book recommendation requests that I really can't oblige. Some people seem to want books that are written by someone who is exactly like themselves and which are about someone exactly about themselves. So, for example:
"I want a book written by a left-handed red-haired triple amputee with a birthmark the shape of an iguana on a pineapple who's only attracted to toothless Algerian basket-weavers and has an allergy to water. The book needs to be about a stamp collector who has a pet monkey with purple fur and learns to overcome their fear of leprechauns."
Okay, I'm exaggerating but not by that much. If you want a recommendation like that, I can't help you!
Otherwise, I'm all ears. 🤣
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@HollieK72@mastodonapp.uk 2026-04-30 09:59
@Quasit@kolektiva.social "I can't remember the title, or the author, but it was a green book." It's a long shot, buy maybe you can help? Okay, so I read a dystopian book with a green cover probably over 20 years ago, and subsequently gave it away and have forgotten both the title and author. Women were in charge, and men were second class citizens, kept subservient by things like washing up liquid. There was some sort of chain of corporate stores, possibly located on ships, for some reason, and the name was something like BO$CO - specifically with a dollar sign in the middle. Have you read it, and do you know what it is?