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[–] PeeNutButtHair 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

I've found that the book industry is saturated by mediocrity. Books now are watered down and lack depth. They feel like "young adult" novels but marketed to adults. We are stuck having to go back to the previous generation for anything stimulating, which is unfortunate because the world is moving at an exponentially increasing pace, and it would be nice if some actual writers gave us something current.

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[–] Joe10jo ago 

It’d like this so as not to offend any of the readers, ie the current state of any form of entertainment of science journals for that matter is the equivalent of expecting to see Eddie Murphy do a comedy routine and that it’s gonna be hilarious if he can’t make fun of us or use the F or N word.

Same difference. Everything is being watered down and repetitive (think Miley Cyrus or Rihanna songs) to keep us from thinking and so as to usher in the NWO.

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[–] Computergeek01 1 point -1 points (+0|-1) ago 

I think you're being a little harsh on modern authors. Yes, it's hard to find a good one and we've lost Terry Pratchett and Tom Clancy. But Neil Gaiman, Steven Baxter and Iain M Banks are still out there. If you want true greatness then yes, you'll have to look to the past because it doesn't come around everyday. Expecting everyone to match Robert Heinlein or Isaac Asimov's imagination is ridiculous, there is a reason they are famous.