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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 1342679" data-attributes="member: 2205">Oh, I dunno.&nbsp; That's one of the good(?) things about the Internet, it gives a potential audience to anyone who wants to spout off about any subject.&nbsp; That doesn't mean he thinks his opinion is better than anyone else's, merely that he has a strong opinion.I think you've also hit a crucial point.&nbsp; I like some of the &quot;classics&quot; of the genre, but have little interest in pursuing some others.&nbsp; I have a really good friend who considers R.A. Salvatore to be an incredibly talented writer (which, I guess, from a certain point of view I can't argue with), and I read and enjoy plenty of things that don't have the kind of &quot;intrinsic&quot; value that some seem to want to require.&nbsp; I read books that entertain me.&nbsp; It helps that I'm entertained by a lot of history, biography, astrophysics, etc. as well.In my case, I've somehow found it very difficult to read anymore.&nbsp; I've probably just got too much going on in my life; four kids, will do that to you I suppose.&nbsp; So I've become very picky.&nbsp; Books that don't just reach up, grab me by the throat and demand that I finish them tend to not get read, unfortunately.&nbsp; When I was younger I read mediocre books by the truckload and didn't really think twice about it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 1342679, member: 2205"] Oh, I dunno. That's one of the good(?) things about the Internet, it gives a potential audience to anyone who wants to spout off about any subject. That doesn't mean he thinks his opinion is better than anyone else's, merely that he has a strong opinion. I think you've also hit a crucial point. I like some of the "classics" of the genre, but have little interest in pursuing some others. I have a really good friend who considers R.A. Salvatore to be an incredibly talented writer (which, I guess, from a certain point of view I can't argue with), and I read and enjoy plenty of things that don't have the kind of "intrinsic" value that some seem to want to require. I read books that entertain me. It helps that I'm entertained by a lot of history, biography, astrophysics, etc. as well. In my case, I've somehow found it very difficult to read anymore. I've probably just got too much going on in my life; four kids, will do that to you I suppose. So I've become very picky. Books that don't just reach up, grab me by the throat and demand that I finish them tend to not get read, unfortunately. When I was younger I read mediocre books by the truckload and didn't really think twice about it. [/QUOTE]

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