Book Reviews: Populism vs. Edification/Initiation

[fjtorres]

Originally Posted by VaporPunk

One thing we can all agree on, life is too short to read bad books. We all have our sources and methods to discover what we should read, be it Amazon, NYTBR, Goodreads, or just a friend with the same (AMAP) taste.

Exactly.
Each genre has its own discovery/education process as each genre is its own subcuture with its own literary language and history. Just because you're familiar/fluent in one doesn't mean you're competent to judge a different one.
Whether it be analysis or merely consumerist recommendation, you need to use whatever tool comes closest to your specific needs.
To each their own; live and let die.

[applesauce]

If a book has literary value it is irrelevant to me. I read what I enjoy. I can work out for myself in the first 4 or 5 pages if the book draws me in.

I understand learning via reading. But I prefer the facts then not how it is wrapped.

applesauce