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I'm definitely in the "don't know who shes is and don't care" crowd. The New York Times Bestsellers list has never been a gauge of quality, but one of quantity. We all know popularity doesn't equate with quality. Does anyone here look to the Billboard's Top 100 to discover the best music being produced today? Does anyone accept that just because a politician won an election that he will necessarily do a good job (although being a politician is, in all likelihood, the inhibitor that keeps people in office from doing a good job)? Being able to gauge good literature is a talent that a minority of people in this world possess because a minority of people read enough to gain such an acute sense of value and distinction. I consider Dan Brown and Stephanie Meyer mediocre writers at best. But everyone loves them. No point in losing sleep over it. Poor literature will forever top bestsellers lists because, usually, it's just more accessible.
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