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Originally Posted by kazbates
They may not be on the level that some consider "worthy" by my brain is engaged much more than if I were watching some inane sitcom or reality show on television.
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Originally Posted by pilotbob
Ok, here's my two cents:
Yes, all reading is good...
'nuff said.
BOb
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Argh! I'm about to post that Kaz & BOb have summed up my thoughts on it, when the more analytical (or annoying, take your pick) part of my brain picks up on the word "good", and asks me whether what I consider good is the same as what other people might consider good.
Personally, I think all reading is good - be it the latest Dan Brown (I can't stand his writing, but I'd sooner hear people talk about that than what was on Brother's Got Strictly X-Factor or whatever) or one of the "classics" of literature.
But I can also see situations where some people would think that some reading is bad - because it gives people the wrong ideas, gives them ambition, gives them information about the world at large, out of fear that once they've read something they'll become corrupted by it and go on to enact what they've read etc. None of these are viewpoints I support (in fact they're viewpoints I try to challenge), but I understand that others might have them.
As for choosing my reading material, I choose it based on how interesting it sounds to me. As simple, or as complex, as that. That does mean at times I've bought pbooks in enough of a range of subjects and/or genres that the cashier has assumed I'm buying for multiple people
