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Originally Posted by hidari
I would disagree. Just because something is popular does not mean that one must automatically try it. The Harry Potter Story does not interest me. I read Narnia and a slew of books like that years ago. Never seen Jurrasic Park and do not want to see it. Never used Facebook and do not want to use it.
Seems like a lot of comments in this thread are written to show that one is not snobbish. I reckon we all are snobbish to some degree about various arts. Plus, some of us like to read for pleasure (many types of fiction), some like heavy reading (philosophy, physics) and some like pulp. I like a bit of all three.
I just find it funny that people get angry if someone states that Stephen King or Tolkien are overrated. They may be famous but that does not make them "godlike" as writers.
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I'm almost afraid to state that I dislike King because I fear being jumped by his fanboys. Personally I don't think he's written anything worth reading since The Long Walk.
As for Tolkien all I can do is quote the infamous line ''Oh God, not another effing elf!''
I don't go out of my way to bash those authors or their readers but I do mentally tune out whenever they're mentioned just like I do when folks talk about sports.