Thread: Is it ever okay to condemn a book without even attempting to read it?
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Old 08-16-2017, 04:00 AM   #114
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Originally Posted by arjaybe View Post
It certainly is okay. For instance, if someone I respect and whose judgement I trust says they read a book that should never have been published, I might take their word for it and condemn it to my do not read list. Does that make me a Twitter twit?
It is perfectly okay for you to choose not to read it. It is not okay for you to condemn it unread in the hope others will not read it (though you are free to do so). The former does not make you a "twitter twit", as you put it. The latter does.
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