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Every time I've tried to read one of those authors/books (e.g. Crichton, Grisham, Clancy), I've come away disappointed. But I pretty much only read SF&F and have been for 30-40 years so my taste is pretty specific and selective. I thought I would like Crichton or Clancy given how popular they are but they just weren't my taste. I might try Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series at some point, again because it seems so popular, but I've got so many books on my To Be Read list from authors that I like (Weber, Drake, Ringo, Moon, Flint and the list goes on), it might be a while before I get to it.....
So I guess, I've tried to read a "bestseller", thinking if everybody else likes it, it must be good. And now I've realized that my reading enjoyment is shaped around me and my personality and my taste. And well, I'm not like everybody else I guess so I'll just continue to choose to read what I like to read which again is mostly SF&F. And given how little SF&F there is typically on these bestsellers lists, I doubt my taste matches all those people that make those books "bestsellers". Which is fine by me. I'll just do my best to keep publishers like Baen, Tor, Del Rey, Orbit in business.....
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