• binarytobis@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No one’s talking about anon’s weird assumption that authors go from idea directly to manga, and not that most authors start by writing a novel to attract a sponsor.

  • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    As you read these comments, remember that 56% of Americans read at a 6th-grade level or above; the rest read below that.

    Please be gentle.

    • Stupidmanager@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Most adults just call them ‘books’. But in case you want more, it’s a book with chapters like “Chapter 1 - in the beginning’ and so on. Very few pictures, lots of words. in the US, youth call them chapter books because it’s a moment of transition from reading short simple stories to books more than 100 pages long.

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    1 year ago

    I had a coworker approach me on break and start telling me about a book he was reading and how much he was enjoying it. Towards the end, he mentioned struggling with it and that he wished someone had told him how great reading was earlier. We were both damn near 30, and it was a YA novel. I resisted the asshole urge to roast him because, shit, at least he’s trying?

    • Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe
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      1 year ago

      Not only is he trying, he laments not learning better when he was younger. Great self-awareness, and taking ownership today.