Conversely, commentary on why people like a book can be invaluable. Often, the comments may give you another way of looking at a book, and a means of grasping the story you didn't have before, enabling you to go back and appreciate a book you previously didn't care for.
Fair comment, I hadn't thought of it like that. As long as the Book of the Month isn't Ulysses, or anything else by James Joyce I should be fine.
[Pause for Joyce fans to wade in..........]
