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My literary tastes have certainly changed as I've gotten older; or perhaps, I should say my tastes have broadened and now include a diverse array of literary works.
I still read "shumucky" horror and Sci-Fi and find them enjoyable and fun. I also read horrible pulp fiction and love to laugh.
Not all are disposable, of course. Occasionally, a work becomes timeless because it deals with questions about what makes us human and/or why or how we go about discovering our humanity. I'm thinking, for example, of Flowers For Algernon (both novel and novelette), by Daniel Keyes.
Feel free, of course, to add your own title. You don't have to accept my title. We can disagree on titles. But one must ask: Why do I think the way I do? Why do I dislike this book? Why am I defending this work, to the possible exclusion of other works? Certainly many of us have emotional ties to works we like or dislike. We've seen this happen with whatever Reader we own.
Now, let's talk about books and settle down and have fun agreeing and disagreeing on titles AND WHY WE THINK THE WAY WE DO, BUT LET'S DO IT WITH RESPECT AND WITH ABLE COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
(Parenthetically, I might add that to be a successful communicator one has to develop communicagtion skills. This is not meant to be a tautological statement. Communication involves the practice and development of learned skills. One of the most successful ways to argue persuasively on a text [and thus creating a position that engenders respect for an opposing view ] involves the ability to inquire, present, persuade and, I would add, to meditate upon that which is being discussed. Primarily - to repeat - one must respect the other's position, to acknowledge that a different position exists which may be different than our own.)
Don
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