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RWood · 12-28-2008, 04:57 PM

I would love to say that I read a book without regard to her views on the book. I cannot say that. The history of her recommendations and my likings in books seem to be 180 degrees apart. If I seem a bit interested in a book and find that she has endorsed the book, I drop it from my list of considerations. There was a film critic in the Washington, DC area many years ago and operated the same way. Every time he would pan a film I put it high on my "must watch" list. This proved to be almost 100% accurate. Every film he liked I thought to be a waste of time and money.

12-28-2008, 04:57 PM	#87
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I would love to say that I read a book without regard to her views on the book. I cannot say that. The history of her recommendations and my likings in books seem to be 180 degrees apart. If I seem a bit interested in a book and find that she has endorsed the book, I drop it from my list of considerations. There was a film critic in the Washington, DC area many years ago and operated the same way. Every time he would pan a film I put it high on my "must watch" list. This proved to be almost 100% accurate. Every film he liked I thought to be a waste of time and money.