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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
This statement can be considered offensive on different levels. Dan Brown and Twilight are NOT the only fiction books in world. Have you ever heard of Samuel Delany? His books are the opposite of “derivative and watered-down.” Maybe you should widen your horizons before painting all fiction with the same brush.
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haha. alrighty then!

Brown and Twilight are mere examples. There are others, as well as many exceptions.
I never stated that I don't read contemporary literature. I do.
I never stated that it's all 'derivative and watered-down', only that "too much" of it is.
Your criticism makes no sense.
Oh and by the way, you're talking to an huge Philip K. Dick fan here, so perhaps you should put your brush away.