I suspect this is the wrong audience to answer the OP question. Most (all) of us are avid readers. As such, I/we? don't feel the need to apologize for not reading something. There are thousands of books I have read.
On the other hand, take someone who doesn't like to read, and is a bit ashamed of it. It could be a tough conversation: "Oh, you've never read XYZ? Well what type of book do you like to read?" It's probably easier to just nod and wait for the subject to change.
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