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Very good point. And of course, publishers don't really care if a book is read, just that it is purchased. So if they can hype something up as a "hot summer read" and squeeze a purchase or two out of a largely non-reading individual, that's smart strategy. |
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It seems my question bothered you for some odd reason. I don't remember saying "Perfect Summer Reads (and the people who enjoy them) suck." I was simply puzzled by a label whose name didn't make much sense to me (just as the names of several literary labels don't make a lot of sense to me). This thread has helped me gain some insight into what I wasn't understanding, but I'll be honest ... some of the answers I got were offered a lot more pleasantly than others. |
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And for another take on great summer reads. Nicholas Kristof offers his list of Great Summer Reads. I don't think there will be many takers from the usual summer reading types
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People who WANT to read, WILL read. It's just a matter of priorities. No one is going to tell me that they don't EVER have time to read a book. If that it true, it would automatically mean that this person does not have time for any other entertainment either. If one does have that time, then stating "This summer, I will read more!" automatically implies that one will cut back on other entertainment on purpose, to make time for reading. That course implies that this is a sacrifice, and that one would rather not read, but pursue the other entertainment; as if reading is something such a person considers that should be done, but isn't being done, and that this is bad. In my case, I have a lot of hobbies / entertainments, ranging from listening to, collecting and making music, to playing Chess and Go, to take pictures, to watch movies, to play computer games, and to read. At some point, I read a lot. At other points, I play Chess a lot. At yet another point, I take way more pictures than is healthy for a camera to take in a month... and so on. If I'm busy with one hobby, it could be that the others are neglected or pursued less, for weeks, or even months. Reading is not exempt from such a fate. There have been periods that I didn't pick up a book for weeks, because I was busy taking pictures, didn't touch the Hammond organ because I was stuyding Go... and so on. I never felt the need to single out one sort of entertainment and state that I should spend more time on that, purposefully neglecting other entertainments that I'd rather be pursuing. The only reason for me setting a reading goal in 2013 is that I want to track what, and how fast I read in this year. If, at some point, I get bored, I'll read less, and on January 2014, I'll happily state that I didn't make it. Last edited by Katsunami; 07-11-2013 at 06:32 PM. |
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Summer Read, makes me feel fine.
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No perhaps about it.
I'm making fun of a "label." A label that frankly disappears under scrutiny. From responses here and elsewhere (and from my own investigating) "Summer Read" seems to be marketing speak for "Book we want you to buy this vacation season." The content, size, genre, setting and/or style of the book seems to have absolutely no bearing whatsoever on which books actually get the label. That's what I find puzzling and a bit silly. If it's just "popular titles," why not call it that? It means something. I have no problem with people who mainly read popular titles. Last edited by DiapDealer; 07-12-2013 at 10:54 AM. |
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