Should I ditch the things like

  said ______.

  whispered ______.

  ______ exclaimed.

  ______ shouted

  etc. in dialogue?

  Just wondering what the reader preference is. Most novels I read today seem to not have those things, so I was wondering if that was some kind of preference or if I'm just thinking about it too much. I mainly use it to remember and track who says what because when I read something like "The Rising of the Shield Hero," I get lost in their conversations.