Do you ever crave reading crappy books?Why yes, yes I do. I read crappy books all the time in order to maintain sanity when I am inundated with stuffy historical monographs for school. Why read theorists like Bhaba, Renan, or Foucault when I could be reading something with action, adventure, sometimes even a plot! Best of all, no dictionary or cross-referencing required. I love me some crappy books. I love this topic as well!
I don't crave crappy books. Check out my answer for this week's Booking Through Thursday.
ReplyDeleteIf it's something I actually enjoy, then I don't think it should be called crappy. Crappy for me means something that I seriously would not EVER want to read. There's nothing wrong with pleasure reading when you want a break from historical or theoretical writing. I don't think books are crappy just because they have action or adventure (or even romance). And actually having a plot would seem to be a good thing.
ReplyDeleteHow does one define crappy?
ReplyDeleteHere is my Book Blogger Hop post!
Booking Through Thursday
ReplyDeleteDo ever crave reading crappy books?
Sometimes you just want to turn your mind off and be entertained. They're like romantic comedy chick flicks.
I think crappy doesn't always mean bad. bad book is one that is poorly written. Crappy can be cheesy. I think I'll know a bad book when I read one, and might very well abort it for another (better) book. :)
ReplyDeleteI definitely don't think crappy is the same as bad, I kind of use the term endearingly...a crappy book is something that I have no reason to read besides pure pleasure. There are academic books then there are "crappy" books that I read just for fun-not to learn anything!
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