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Alright, anon, I'm an oldfag but I have some advice for you. For years I have been approached by different people I've met that loudly proclaim they like to read, and it always turns out to be some sort of slop and they only have surface level observations to share. If you're truly looking to connect with these people there is an easy trick to get them reading something decent. You ask what they plan on reading next and ask if they'd like to read it with you as a 2 person book club sort of deal. Yes, you're going to have to read slop, no it won't be THAT bad. Now the key here is to dunk on the book in a charismatic way. Slop is an easy target, but you have to understand that these types of people usually connect emotionally with the book and its characters, so you can't come in guns blazing with "This book is shit, read moby dick". You need to carefully make jokes that highlight the character and writing flaws early so that as the book progresses, you are proven right and the other reader sees the flaws without feeling criticized. You also have to balance this with complimenting parts of the material that you found decent, or things that the author did right (especially in the form of "I really wish they would have expanded on X more, it was really interesting and if it had been further developed, the story would have benefitted.") Don't just shit on the book. Dismantle it analytically and with humor, while pointing out what it did right. If you shit on it too much, normies will take this personally since they selected the book, but the goal is to let them realize the flaws in a way that they are aware of them and in a manner that they can laugh at the flaws instead of feeling attacked for their selection. Then at the end, wrap it up with what you liked about the book, and mention a book that you were going to read next. DO NOT SPERG OUT WITH YOUR SELECTION. You can't read ACOTAR with someone and then be like "Let's read Infinite Jest next." you'll lose them. Choose a work that is quality, but approachable. Maybe something like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. If you do this right, over time they will gravitate towards better works and you'll have a reading partner you appreciate. You may have to repeat this process a few times before they break away from the slop.