What books would you describe as nothing burger? (programming.dev)

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[-] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 2 points 3 weeks ago

Anti fragile...... Could have been a 2 page essay, with a page of examples.... This concept did not need a whole book.

[-] bilnkandmissit@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe I’m not smart enough but House of Leaves was a lot of words. And I don’t even know what they said.

[-] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

I made the mistake of reading a few bestsellers in a row a few years ago and I'm now convinced the book industry depends on people buying books on bestseller lists and not reading them.

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