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Originally Posted by jezebel
Count me among those who believe that bad writing/good writing has nothing to do with popularity. Plenty of books are popular but not especially good writing.
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"Popular" is rarely a sign of quality. Quite the contrary in fact, at least when it's popular with the general population. Popular things, be it movies, music, products, choices of holiday places or anything else, have a very high likelihood of being crap.
But it's also possible to consider what group of people something is popular with: if someone on this board says a book is good and I should read it, considering the quality of the discussions here, I'd certainly take the advice. On the other hand, when my neighbor, who's the archetypal noisy, militantly uneducated, viral Youtube video-loving, mindlessly mass consuming, car tuning enthusiast is totally enthralled by Harry Potter and urges me to read it, I'll be sure to skip that particular purchase at all costs.