There are so many parts of this story that shock me. I believe it, but I am disappointed and shocked.

First, how can anyone read a book written by AI and genuinely think it reads well? I'm no literary genius, nor software genius, but the best LLM can't even hold the length of a book in its context size, meaning that by default it will, undoubtedly, forget crucial details, or repeat scenes, and that's on a best case scenario.

Second, did this person not proofread "their" own book? When writing novels, I reread them several times. I have my own novel's entire timeline memorized for how many times I've reread and rewrote individual scenes. Did this "author" not bother reading, I refuse to believe that something like this wouldn't be caught in a proofreading.

Third, does the concept of beta reader or critique partner not mean anything to this person? They "wrote" a book and just published it without having to someone tear it apart? What bizarre world is this?