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I probably should have not used the term "well read". I should have said "reads a lot". My feeling is that people who read a lot, no matter what it is they read, are generally on the more intelligent side of the genius/idiot scale.
I read a lot. I am slow, but I keep chugging along. However, I do not consider myself "well read". Reading about underground monsters, while entertaining, is not going to elevate my mind to the elite tiers. I am well read in technical books, but not in literary works. I have not read Moby Dick. I have read only a handful of the books typically called "classics". I find them stilted, formal, and boring. Underground monsters rule! But that's just me. BTW, one of my favorite movies - I love the comedic banter between the characters - is "Tremors!" "Galaxy Quest" is right up there too. I highly doubt these are well respected by movie elitists. But I can be an elitist too if required - when performing piano recitals, I play Chopin, Liszt, Schubert, Brahms, etc. and not rap music. I readily admit that I look down on rap music when compared to my personal choices of what to play. I guess that means I am "well read" in musical performance.
Sorry, I should have said "reads a lot" from the get-go. But it has been interesting to see others thoughts regarding what "well read" means.
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