Comments on: Lying about reading http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/ What History’s Greatest Military Strategist Can Teach Us About Success And Failure Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Cheri Block Sabraw http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-374 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:14:34 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-374 Nice!

]]> By: andreaskluth http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-373 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:32:57 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-373 I seem to recall that Ovid and Shakespeare were, in their own time, considered smut. Oh well.

My highest ambition with this book is probably–to use your example–to make it read like a Hillerman, with a Rousseau revealing himself en passant.

]]> By: Cheri Block Sabraw http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-366 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:49:04 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-366 We have to be careful what we call trash.

Those of us who appreciate great writing are often some of the biggest literary snobs. Inherent in snobbery can be deep insecurity.

I remember being in the St. John’s College (Santa Fe campus) bookstore. Although I was on campus to study Rousseau’s Emile, I was purchasing Tony Hillerman books ( to read before bed ). My tutor happened to walk by, and before I could hide Hillerman, he caught me, Chee handed, and shook his head, condescendingly.

The next Emile session, I was on fire.

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]]> By: andreaskluth http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-206 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:57:31 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-206 What a relief to find an ally, Joy-Mari. And I’ll find time to take your hint for further research ….

]]> By: Joy-Mari http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-205 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:04:02 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-205 Andreas, I also enjoyed the DaVinci Code. We need to escape to trashland every once in a while to be able to admire great writing next time around.

]]> By: andreaskluth http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-201 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:13:23 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-201 I sheepishly confess that the DaVinci Code had me staying up all night to finish it….

]]> By: Mr. Crotchety http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-198 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:22:42 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-198 I think that The Davinci Code should make both lists. I found it unreadable. David Copperfield, on the other hand, is an inspiration. When my daughter misbehaves I threaten to make her walk to London and make a go of it on her own.

]]> By: andreaskluth http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-193 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:05:15 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-193 Welcome, Mr Crotchety, and don’t be intimidated. As a new blogger, I’ve already had to overcome my own fear of sounding like an idiot. ;)

]]> By: Mr. Crotchety http://andreaskluth.org/2008/09/26/lying-about-reading/#comment-188 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:27:45 +0000 http://andreaskluth.wordpress.com/?p=421#comment-188 I love the Hannibal Blog. With this reply, I’m making my first, um, reply.

(Comment: It’s intimidating to reply to a professional writer’s blog. I’m afraid I’ll sound like an idiot if I write poorly).

Is there a list of books people most people lie about NOT reading? That is, books they’ve read and are ashamed to admit to?

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