Is there a book that because of the pacing or the plot that you don't think should be adapted into a movie?

Last night I watched Project Hail Mary, and it was one of the best book to movie adaptions I have seen. Now today I am listening to my audio book of The Familiar, and I am hit with the thought that because of the pacing, I just don't think this could be turned into a movie. Maybe a mini series, but so little happens but so much info is dropped in the first half of the book it would be hard to balance that in a movie.

Here is a gift article link: 🔗 Horror Novel ‘Shy Girl’ Cancelled Over Suspected AI Use

I know that Shy Girl by Mia Ballard has faced AI allegations for a while, though it’s only been speculation, as AI use is extremely hard to prove. For those that haven’t been following the discourse about this book, I felt like frankie’s shelf did a great summary of it and personally I found the evidence pretty compelling: 🔗 i’m pretty sure this book is ai slop

I think this is the first time I’ve seen a major publisher (Hachette) actually pull a book from shelves, though, and it obviously took a pretty egregious example for them to consider it, plus the actual NYT approaching them with evidence of AI use and asking for a statement. Hachette will cancel the book’s planned US release and discontinue its existing UK edition, citing their commitment “original creative expression and storytelling.”

It seems this is also partly an issue of publishers mining for gems in self-published books that they can republish, where AI usage runs more rampant. Shy Girl was originally self-published, but it was pulled to be trad published, though its release date kept shifting. Seems laziness begets more laziness at all levels.

Do you think other publishers will follow suit? I think for this specific case, most people would probably see the cancellation as a good thing, but AI allegations are notoriously nebulous. I’ll point out that Mia Ballard has repeatedly denied using AI to write the book and said that this controversy has negatively impacted her life and mental health. Obviously, most people here want AI out of art, but that standard is hard to enforce and even accusations carry consequences. Still, though, part of me is glad to see a major publisher finally forced to make a call on AI usage, which will probably set some kind of precedent going forward. Thoughts?

ETA: I should’ve also linked the NYT article where they detailed their investigation into the AI claims on this book. Short answer is they consulted experts and ran it through many AI detection tools. Here is the article: 🔗 AI is Writing Fiction. Publishers are Unprepared.

Basically the title. How do y'all get out of a bad slump? I haven't been able to read in basically a month and every attempt to get out of it has just made it worse (trying to read in new locations, no distractions, a carefully curated playlist, a carefully curated watchlist)

my brain have been very slow recently because of medical issues but i feel like it's getting better! I want to comment on my reading again but it feels a bit overwhelming. How do you do it (i'm saying that as someone who has done literary studies but i want to pull away with the academic way) ? Do you take notes while reading? Do you prefer to to spread everything that comes to mind at the end? Let me know!

Edit: Alright, I'm now against my own idea. I'd been taking the perspective that if low-context posts couldn't be stopped, then they could at least be given their own lane, but I agree that the end result of encouraging that sort of post probably isn't worth it. Several people have also said the choice would deter them from posting at all, and no one wants that! Thanks for the input; hopefully the new features help!

I very casually mentioned this in a comment the other day, but I've been thinking about it more and wanted to get opinions before I consider getting Royalty to request it as a feature.

I've been wondering whether the forums should have separate "react" and "discuss" sections—when a user hits "create a post," they could then be prompted to choose "react" or "discuss". Ideally this would mean people who love looking through discussion posts might not have to scroll past dozens of short, low-context reaction posts, and people who love sharing quick reactions could post to their hearts' content in an appropriate space.

Potential problems:

1. Having to choose a label might make some people afraid their post isn't discussion-ish enough. A lot of great posts probably fall somewhere between reaction and discussion, and I still want to see those!
2. How much value does a preserved reaction section really add to the app? Will anyone actually want to scroll through and see quick reactions from the past?

I'm looking for improvements to this idea, so please feel free to point out other potential problems, why you think it wouldn't work, or things that could make it work!

pleeeeeease make sure forum posts have some body to them, some context, opinion, review etc.

"omg why did he do that" or "oh no :(" do not a forum post make.

users won't know what you're talking about simply based on pages or % read, and the spoiler tags are on for a reason, so that you can go into more detail without spoiling for other users.

i feel like more and more of these bare posts are popping up on my feed. there needs to be enough detail to facilitate a discussion...or...a...forum 🥲

Hot take: Books should have a Netflix-style model, uk one subscription and unlimited access to ebooks. No paying per book, no credit systems like audible, just read whatever you want, whenever you want. So why isn’t this the norm already? And would it actually make reading better—or quietly ruin it?

This is a light hearted question, i just want to hear everyone's opinion

p.s. thank u everyone for replying and sharing their views. Now that u guys pointed it out, i do see why things are the way they are, It's really nice to hear other opinions and increase my knowledge as an 18 yr old in a 3rd world country. I love the ideas of the Library but unfortunately in my country there are rarely any Libraries which actually have a decent book collection of the modern books hence, it is really surprising and amazing to hear that u yall have access to anything u want (mostly) and local bookstores are also rare. The main thought process behind this post was around the idea tht there are many people who want to read books but cant afford them in this economy so why cant we make it more accessible to people and also tht production cost of a movie is way more than a book but like i see everyones point.