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Not everything a person reads needs to be "highbrow," but I do believe that the books people read should have merit as a work of unique creation. I believe we sell ourselves short if all the books we read have the same formula or plot. Changing the characters names and settings doesn't make a unique creation.

Reading is a way for me to relax. I've always wondered about why people don't read. Literacy is a big issue in the U.S. today. Teens graduate from high school and can't even read. How does that happen. Parensts really need to be responsible, along with the teachers, to make sure their child can read.

Have you ever noticed how people who read a lot of those really trashy books think they are somehow improving their mind? How can reading something that follows such a strict formula be considered literature. Okay, all books seem to follow some sort of formula, but cheesy romance novels must be the worst. What's the deal with those books anyway, isn't the plot always the same?