intentionally reading bad books

[Anonymous No.10197319]

Should you read authors that you suspect you won't like?

I'm asking because I'm considering reading John Green. Based on everything I've seen here, I know it will be painful. And I'm writing a novel that I want to be a mature alternative to Le Cheerio Man but I haven't actually read his books in their entirety. So what do you think, /lit/?

[Anonymous No.10197331]

>>10197319
If you read 50 books a year from the age of 20 and live till you are 80, thats 3000 books. Do you really want to be throwing trash in there you KNOW is trash?

[Anonymous No.10197365]

>>10197319
You have a reason to read them if you plan on capturing his audience.

For everyone else there is no reason. There are just too many decent to good books out there to waste time on anything less. Let us know if you find out that he's actually gold, though.

[Anonymous No.10197743]

Anyone else?

[Anonymous No.10197764]

>>10197319

I avidly read and anotate the people I am opposed to politically.

Currently reading Bernard Friot's Vaincre Macron.

[Anonymous No.10197802]

>>10197743
This is the only thin i got from the john green meme team

[Anonymous No.10197841]

>>10197319
just fucking read his book Paper Towns. it's only like 120 pages of YA branded shit custom made for people who love reddit and tumblr, just like all his other stuff. You'll get the idea of what he's all about and if you need further research on this guy move on to his other books. You should be able to finish it in a fucking day if you're not some ADHD retard autist. Unless you're one of those people who claim to be a writer but you don't actually read, in that case who the fuck cares what you do because you'll never be an author if you can't get through a book like this quick and easy without making it a big issue.

[Anonymous No.10197910]

>>10197841
Anon pls calm down with those burning accusations. I read way more than I actually write.

[Anonymous No.10197992]

>>10197319
Didn’t he spend time working as a minister or military chaplain or some shit? How can he justify promiscuity and call himself a Christian?

[Anonymous No.10198047]

>>10197992
His Christianity is nothing more than a cozy accessory, like Rowling's

[Anonymous No.10198053]

>>10197802
ffs do they play into the nu-male cuck memes are is there truth to it

[Anonymous No.10198146]

>>10197319
I cried my eyes out when I read looking for Alaska

[Anonymous No.10198195]

>>10197319
Consider that your time on this Earth is limited, then make your conclusion

[Anonymous No.10198560]

John Green is a creep and needs to stay away from young girls.

[Anonymous No.10199399]

>>10197319
Life too short for shit books

[Anonymous No.10200154]

>>10197841
>at the Barnes & Noble Starbucks
>there's a copy of Paper Towns just sitting on the table besides me
>mfw

[Anonymous No.10200180]

>>10197319
It's probably easy reading so why not? If you want to write as alternative JG, you need to read JG. Don't be like those pussies who never crack a Rand book but diss on her endlessly. It's fucking grating.

It's probably not painful so much as boring and saccharine. I'd read plenty of pleb trash. I even tried reading the Bible, but that shit just goes on and on and the plot is a fucking mess.

[Anonymous No.10200191]

>>10197319
Ehh if you want to be able to discuss why you dont like the authors work, id say go for it. Example, currently reading Atlas Shrugged, its fascinating in a dumpster fire kinda way.

[Anonymous No.10200504]

>>10199399
what, you've never hate read anything before?