kat_brinx t1_jcb4yjj wrote on March 15, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Sometimes people want to read purely for entertainment and escapism. Why is that a hard concept to understand?

Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jcbmob4 wrote on March 15, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Because there are thousands of books that provide entertaining and escapism that are much better books than the ones OP mentioned

kat_brinx t1_jcbsmzs wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:32 PM

And if we are being honest there are thousands of books that are much worse than the examples mentioned. People like different things, it isn’t a wild concept. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jcbt2kw wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:35 PM

What exactly is the problem with being critical of popular media?

kat_brinx t1_jcbvl3m wrote on March 15, 2023 at 6:50 PM

Absolutely nothing, but as has been pointed out several times in this thread, OP comes off as being judgmental about the books and readers. The fact that they asked the question and bounced without any discussion makes it seem even more judgmental.