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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t subscribe to the ‘any reading is good’ belief. Most people can read. There’s nothing inherently virtuous about it. Reading terrible, cliche books does nothing for one’s intellect or anything. If you want reading to be a past-time like Marvel movies or trashy tv, that’s fine, but don’t expect people to run to you for opinions on what is and isn’t good and definitely don’t expect people to think of you differently because you’re a “reader.”

Popular books like James Patterson and Brandon Sanderson are like candy. Fun in small doses, [b]unhealthy if it’s all you consume[/b].[/quote]
How are they unhealthy?[/quote]
Agreed. It's an elitist take that probably has the PP missing a lot of fantastic books.

Not saying I read James Patterson (not my genre), but I feel a kinship with every bookworm in this forum, regardless of what they read. It's a little sad to see some kinds of readers as less then because they engage with books you don't enjoy. [/quote]
Definitely elitist with this nasty comment “Reading terrible, cliche books does nothing for one’s intellect or anything.” Many people just like to read for fun. Not because they are trying to increase their intellectual capabilities.

Also, no one said that they “expect people to run to you for opinions on what is and isn’t good” nor did they say they “expect people to think of you differently because you’re a “reader.”” [/quote]

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