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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IcyCool" data-source="post: 3114457" data-attributes="member: 20308">That's the thing.  You don't write for the "lowest common denominator" at all.  You write what's popular at the time (if you wan't to sell lots of books).  Why is it that popular must equal "lowest common denominator" or "low brow"?  Why is it that people attack the consumers of popular media with these terms?  Why is it that you feel the need to label something you didn't like as "low brow"?Is this evidence that his book is "bad"?  Honest question.It doesn't make them "bad" novels either.I didn't read all of the long responses, so I may have missed it, but is anyone in this thread using the author's age as an arguement for the work's merit(or lack thereof) besides you?I hear that.  I've got a collection of short stories that I'm quite happy will never again see the light of day.Why is he sad?What is the criteria you use to "objectively qualify" it?Because clearly, no one could like it for its own merit.</blockquote>