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Old 10-27-2017, 12:19 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
I thought the discussion was that if someone else read a book to you, you have effectively read the book.
In my opinion, they have effectively read the book (I'm referring to literate adults here, of course). They've only not (possibly) semantically read it.

If someone's experience with a work allows them to summarize it, write a personal review of it, discuss its various plot points and character development, and generally discuss it with others who have "partaken of the contents" of that work, then it seems fairly petty to me to deny their notion of having "read" the book for purely semantic reasons.

When the question means, "have you experienced Stephen King's latest book", then why the heck shouldn't someone answer "yes"?

"Hey Bob, have your eyes perused the words to Stephen King's latest book (on paper or screen) from beginning to end yet?"
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