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Old 12-28-2010, 11:48 AM   #133
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Originally Posted by OtterBooks View Post

Start a child with Harry Potter, and they may venture into better work. I think it's just as likely their progression would be something like Harry Potter-->Twilight-->Confessions of a Shopaholic. If you wean them on mass market product literature, with no guidance, there's no reason to expect them to stray from it.

Agreed.

But there are entire sites built to guide people towards good books. Right after you get someone hooked, buy them a copy of Nancy Pearl's Book Lust.
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