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Originally Posted by rcentros
That's not what is meant when people use the term "content" for books. ...
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And thinking about this, I'm going to disagree a little more.
For the people I talk to, they say things "did you read xx book" or "I read yyy book". If I ask them "what did you think about the book" they would most likely comment on the story. If I asked about "what about those wacky statements in the acknowledgement?", they may something like "I agreed with the opinion" or 'I skipped that part'. In normal conversation, people don't use the term 'content'; 'content' has a more technical meaning then 'just the story'.
Sure we can all use different definitions of 'content' when expressing opinions, but it would be nice to understand what their definition is to understand their opinion better.
And FWIW, the definition of content I'm referring to is for fiction works. I would use the same definition for non-fiction, but my definition may not be as mainstream.