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Originally Posted by Ben Thornton
The reason that I've put scare quotes around "bad" books etc. is that, although I agree, of course, that all books are not equal, it's still the case that whether a book is "bad" is a matter of opinion - and circumstance. As others have stated, many books now considered classics have been looked down on as poor reading matter in the past. Also, as has been mentioned above, a Pokemon book might be perfectly good reading for some readers.
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And also, if someone
enjoys reading a book, surely that's reason enough for it to exist. To pick a random example, a Mills and Boon (Harlequin to our American friends) romance may not have great literary merit, but if it gives pleasure to the reader, that's surely a reason to consider it a "good" book, is it not?