In regard to the "What Book Would You Become" Thread...

[Amy]

I am really disappointed by the fact that people would actually vote down other people's book choice. The spirit of the thread was to list books that affected your life the most and would define your literary experience. Every person is an individual, and every person will pull something different from a novel. Regardless of the perceived quality or content of a book, if it managed to deeply affect a reader, that should be celebrated, not "voted down" because YOU didn't think the book was high quality enough for the list. For shame.

[Gavin]

Sadly there will always be those who sneer at the reading choices of others. Especially if the choice is considered lowbrow.

[Carolyn]

Gavin wrote: "Sadly there will always be those who sneer at the reading choices of others. Especially if the choice is considered lowbrow."

True.

[Richard]

i think i might have done that accidentally. wasn't intentional on my part, just a hand slip

[Micaela]

Unfortunetly there is always going to be those people who think negativly or just dont want to like what others say

[Erin]

People need to be more careful when they are opening discussions. You can choose to open a hierarchical discussion where in theory, there is an answer that is better than others (Yahoo Answers-style), or you can open a straight thread. That discussion would've made more sense as a straight thread.

[Amy]

Erin wrote: "People need to be more careful when they are opening discussions. You can choose to open a hierarchical discussion where in theory, there is an answer that is better than others (Yahoo Answers-styl..."

Regardless of how it was set up as a discussion - people can be a-holes. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

[James]

everyone has their own needs i think if you need to understand man read shakespeare, or asimov, or anyone who you think speaks to your experiance. all is valid from archie comics to the bible or the koran its all in how it relates to you not what others see in it. and i think it does not have to be the most imporatant thing for everyone or even for yourself that youve ever read just that you think it deserves remembering and you become the book for the world. i was entertained by brad meltzers "book of lies" and i chose that for my choice. its not grays anatomy or the bible, but i think people need to be entertained. this did that for me.

[Ken]

I personaly enjoy any kind of book and in most cases I like the book. Some are not very good and some are above excellence. The only books I really don't like are books about politicians, but to each his own. I can't say to much about politicians since I own 3 books about sarah palin.

[Bob]

Should anyone really get upset because someone else doesn't "like" what they are reading ? This isn't even that, it's even more asinine a question because it's what book would you become and as no one should hold a dream of what book they want to become when they grow up, it shouldn't break their heart if someone doesn't agree with their choice ? Who cares ? I know I wouldn't give it a second thought if someone down voted my answer.... some people are just too thin of skin.

[Sheila]

I answered the question, which I thought was pretty intriguing, because it intimated (to me, anyway) that not just any book one "likes" should be chosen; but one that you felt was so essential to human culture that it should never be forgotten.

I kind of wish that there hadn't been an opportunity to rate someone else's choice, but there ya go.

There's always going to be someone who's going to take advantage of the given opportunity to dress down somebody else's preferences or choices, reading or otherwise. That's the world we live in.