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Originally Posted by anamardoll
ARE there "local reading habits"? The mere idea baffles me. It seems to hinge on the idea that, say, Husband and I should read and enjoy the same things because we live in the same area.
I can't even imagine why someone would think that. The idea seems almost offensive to me -- as though I'm not so much a person as I am a resident of somewhere.
("Oh, how exotic! You're from XYZ! You must LOVE books about ABC!")
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She meant that the locals in Key West didn't buy books (from her at least) -- nothing to do with what kinds of books they might've read.