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Originally Posted by faithbw
Hmm, well in that post you quoted, I wasn't actually referring to the "classics" or contesting their status as "classics" (which brings us back to the issue of what is a classic and whether all classics are intellectually stimulating, etc.). There was another poster who made a good point that "classics" isn't necessarily a genre. The question of what we mean when we even say "classic" literature is an interesting one but it actually doesn't have anything to do with the post your quoted.
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Right. I see your point and the distinction.
Still, insert 'critics choice' instead of 'classics' and my point still stands.
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Originally Posted by faithbw
I was simply agreeing with the Anke Wehner's opinion that not "getting" or liking a book doesn't necessarily reflect on one's intelligence or even whether a person is "well read" (which should also be defined...although I think ultimately we would all have a hard time defining what that means).
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Can we all agree that studying the ingredients labels on soup cartons will not make someone 'well read'?