Originally Posted by Elfwreck
And with the erosion of the system that defined "quality" as "appealing to a particular class of readers," we have a standards system in utter chaos.
Which doesn't mean there are fewer quality works available; it just means we have no neat-and-simple universal vocabulary for establishing which ones they are. Fortunately, despite the marketing plans of large publishers, books are not produce; they don't wilt at the turn of the seasons.
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