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bZkindle · 04-20-2011, 11:48 AM

IMO, it's better to read to be edified rather than entertained. No one will be 'well read' by reading the 'Twilight' trilogy or Dan Brown books.
I don't read much contemporary fiction. Too much of it is derivative and watered-down; not much different than television.

04-20-2011, 11:48 AM	#64
bZkindle Fanatic Posts: 510 Karma: 1025024 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Canada City, Soviet Canuckistan Device: k2, k3G, kindle DXG, Sony T-1, iPad, iPhone, stone tablet	IMO, it's better to read to be edified rather than entertained. No one will be 'well read' by reading the 'Twilight' trilogy or Dan Brown books. I don't read much contemporary fiction. Too much of it is derivative and watered-down; not much different than television.