02-24-2013, 11:54 AM | #211 | |
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Yes, as was already mentioned, history shows us that works once sneered at are now held aloft as classics, but face-to-face snobbery rarely comes from a position of reason. It usually comes from a need for self-validation - "My choices are the correct ones". We humans often have trouble accepting that what is right for us is not universally correct, and the things that we value are not of value to all. Of course, there is also the chance that someone once told them, "Fiction will rot your brain," and they believed it. Judging others for reading fiction is easier than admitting your whole reading life is a lie. The most humane thing to do is to let them see that you simply don't care if others judge your reading choices, and that you are happy reading whatever the heck you want to. |
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02-24-2013, 12:06 PM | #212 |
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I try to not judge others on what they read. You should read what you want and enjoy.
I had posted earlier that I read almost anything except Romance. I am not disparaging those who do read Romance. I have never read it and in no way able or want to judge those who do read Romance. Maybe the reason I do not read it is because subconsciously I am afraid I would like it. Actually, I am pretty sure if I did read it I would find myself reading more Romance. Apache |
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02-24-2013, 12:53 PM | #213 | |
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I even have gotten some men to pick up a romance and read or listen to one. Did I change everyone's perceptions. . . No. But, maybe I got them to be more tolerant, to step outside the box, or just shut up and enjoy something they did not think they would. |
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02-24-2013, 01:22 PM | #214 | |
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02-24-2013, 02:08 PM | #215 | |
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If I want written porn, far better books out there.. Disclaimer: I read the first chapter of 50 Shades and thumbed through looking for the dirty parts,lol. Nothing I saw impressed me. |
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02-24-2013, 02:42 PM | #216 |
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oh heck, I'll read the cornflake packet if that's all there is.............
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02-24-2013, 02:46 PM | #217 |
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What might turn out to be the silver lining in those 50 Shades books is that they are getting people to read who might not have picked up a book before - just like the Harry Potter books did.
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02-24-2013, 02:48 PM | #218 | |
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02-24-2013, 02:53 PM | #219 |
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During the pre-forensics-show days of true crime fascination, I used to read about killers regularly for research. One day, I happened to be reading a book about Jeffrey Dahmer in a coffee shop when someone stopped to ask what I could possibly see in such a sick story.
I told them that reading books about killers was cathartic because it helped me to suppress my urge to mutilate people in cafés. The person grew quieter after that and I was able to finish my chapter. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 02-24-2013 at 02:57 PM. |
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In 2010, Google estimated that there were over 129 million books published. Even if one is a prolific reader, with the ability to read and remember 20000 books, that is a small percentage of the total. Thus, what you read, and whether it is one of the greatest books ever written, is not material. Because, you can't achieve any goal other than a modest one.
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It's changing the romance genre. These authors who are being picked up were able to write how they wished to write and not in strict guidelines that most mainstream romance authors are stuck with. It will be very interesting to their next published work if they are allowed to still write outside the rules or not. |
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02-24-2013, 03:48 PM | #222 | |
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02-24-2013, 03:49 PM | #223 | |
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02-24-2013, 04:13 PM | #224 | |
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I was a snob once. I put my nose high up at the mention of Harry Potter. Until I decided to try what the heck it is all about and prove 'em wrong you see. And I loved it But somehow I don't have the need to see for myself Twilight or 50 shades (shudder) I dread to think... Nowadays I have no one to discuss my books with. I occassionally recommend something to a couple I like and so far they liked my choices. edited to add, if it is written badly, I will discontinue, no point to suffer. Last edited by Chi Cygni; 02-24-2013 at 04:19 PM. |
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02-24-2013, 04:55 PM | #225 |
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