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Originally Posted by usuallee
"To each his or her own" is the applicable cliche here. We all have our own criteria for what is entertaining and worthwhile, and what is garbage. I would classify myself as having middlebrow tastes. I happen to think Stephanie Meyer and James Joyce are equally horrible as writers. And if you put a gun to my head, I'd chose "Twilight" over "Ulysses" any day.
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Definitely "to each his own." I don't believe I suggested anthing to the contrary. That concept is, in fact, exactly what I'm advocating. The "Teeth Gnashers" I'm referring to are the ones who--like you--have decided the "scene" isn't for them and is "impossible" to navigate and have taken it upon themselves to trumpet that their inability (or unwillingness) to successfully navigate the waters is somehow a divine indication that no one
should try (or should even
want to try) to experience such an "impossible" task.
Those are the Teeth Gnashers I'm referring to... and they're certainly not of the "to each his own" variety. They're of the "my word is gospel" variety.
I don't exclusively read indie stuff by any means; in fact indie books would represent a small fraction of what I read. I'm only suggesting that my (and others like me) ability to quite painlessly dip my thumb in and pull out a plumb from time to time should be enough to dispel the myth that it's "impossible" to do so. You have decided it's not worth your time/effort to do so. Not a thing wrong with that. I take umbrage with the gnashers who trumpet from on high that it can't possibly be worth anyone's time to do so.
Are you
that kind of gnasher?
