http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/08/well-sometimes-we-think-we-can/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:39:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/08/well-sometimes-we-think-we-can/#comment-62820 Bill Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:27:39 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/08/08/well-sometimes-we-think-we-can/#comment-62820 Welcome to Likely Stories, Neal. Excellent points all about book jackets and society. I would say that the ability to be nonjudgmental about reading tastes is the sole province of the RA world. Everyone else, from publishers to readers of all kinds, remains severely judgmental. I remember years ago when a friend of mine attempted to buy the National Enquirer at an El stop in Chicago, and the newsman said that she shouldn't be reading that kind of thing; it wasn't worthy of her. At least when you go to Macdonalds, the servers dont tell you not to eat burgers. Welcome to Likely Stories, Neal. Excellent points all about book jackets and society. I would say that the ability to be nonjudgmental about reading tastes is the sole province of the RA world. Everyone else, from publishers to readers of all kinds, remains severely judgmental. I remember years ago when a friend of mine attempted to buy the National Enquirer at an El stop in Chicago, and the newsman said that she shouldn’t be reading that kind of thing; it wasn’t worthy of her. At least when you go to Macdonalds, the servers dont tell you not to eat burgers.

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