I think you make a good point about reduced access. I am reading right now a new novel that has been reviewed by the Wall Street Journal and a three-page review in Time Magazine, just to cite the reviews I've actually read --- and it looks like this is one of those books the publishing industry gets together and just decides to make a bestseller. Never mind the readers. I NEVER buy books without reading a sample anymore but this one was so hyped everywhere that I stupidly did. And it's woke, woke, woke, woke. Heavily feminist also, which I don't mind so much, but you know, that's all so yesterday, we all know it already, been there, done that, boring.
Everyone has something wrong with them at this New England boarding school. Lesbians married with children right off, blacks out of place and feeling like victims, Oh, God, it just goes on and on worse and worse. For the leftists who think it sounds good, it's this new
I Have Some Questions for You by one Rebecca Makkai. Some girl got murdered 20 years ago at the school and they convicted the only black in New Hampshire for the crime because he did act inappropriately toward the students, but probably it was an older male teacher. Have to say, I've seen more original plots than that. And that's all in the first chapters, so where's the suspense?
IMO they decided to make it a bestseller whether anyone likes it or not BECAUSE it's Woke. I'll give it a scathing review and Amazon won't publish the review ---- I know how all that goes.