I believe the question I was asking was "how many of them actually read the book completely to the end and enjoy it?". I also said, "Bestseller lists just mean the most sold and usually has no connection to reading satisfaction." Are you suggesting that being on the bestseller list means that all people who read those books read them through to the end and enjoy the books completely?
Except for my rather snide label about the Oprah-recommended-book readers, I wasn't "slamming" anyone. You're the one who is trying to apply the "elitist" label to me. My comments are based upon my observations of the people I interact with who do read the books on the NYT list - just because they are on that list. So I was wondering if that extrapolated to the world at large - how many people do actually read those books through and actually enjoy what they read? I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard, "I don't know what the big deal is about that book. I'm glad that I got it out of the library - I would have been pissed if I paid money for it", and other comments to that effect. We perhaps run in different crowds - I do know people who view having read books that are on the bestseller lists as adding cachet to their conversations about books.
My point about predictability was that the content of the books on the list usually broadly contains a majority of the book types I outlined. That's why they keep turning up on the list. Of course what I suggested isn't set in stone, and there are always books that are unique and do bring something new and original to the table, but there are usually always a good representation of the Formula books week in and week out.
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Or to put it another way, I don't see any particular reason to view pirates as enlightened readers and purchasers as saps who don't bother to finish reading the books they buy.
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Not my words or meaning at all, but you can continue to think that's what I said if it makes you happy and/or you think that you are scoring a point on me.
