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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
Fair enough. But some people do like the fact that their book cover can be a conversation starter. I don't mind if someone strikes up a conversation with me based on the book I am reading - so long as they don't have any ulterior motives. If they really aren't interested in the book I am reading, but only want to use it as a foot in the door to talk to me about their tracts they want to hand out, I have a problem with that.
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I feel that way only about selected books. I don't want to get into a discussion of , let's say, homoerotic Harry Potter/Alien crossover fanfic, especially what it is and why I am reading it, with a stranger on the bus. That's what the Internet is for--I can hook up with all the other people who I already know just LOVE homoerotic Harry Potter/Alien crossover fanfic without having to justify it.
Now I would be delighted to talk to you about the Vorkosigan or Liaden books on the bus.