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A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an obscure novel is largely composed of people who read a lot. That means the least popular books are judged by people who have the highest standards, while the most popular are judged by people who literally do not know any better. An American who read just one book this year was disproportionately likely to have read ‘The Lost Symbol’, by Dan Brown. He almost certainly liked it.
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Hell yes. I’m a voracious reader and I cannot tell you how many inane discussions I have had with other “readers” about...
— The Economist
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) This quote has saved my mental health. My years of isolation for not reading the new crime novel… Oh vindication is...
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2009 See also: Nickelback
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wrote yesterday a list...read 2009, divided into 3 groups: ones
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Economist, “A World of Hits”, Nov. 26, 2009Very interesting article offering a critic of the “long tail” model...
peterwknox, marco) A fascinating article…on how we want to share culture — music, books, films — we want to see the ones...
— the economist
Economist, “A world of hits”
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_______________________________________ STOP READING MAINSTREAM TRASH…there are so many better books out there…read...
) True p.s I dislike Dan Brown
Isn’t this also the whole premise of yelp?
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— The Economist
(November 26, 2009).
peterwknox:marco:brevitic:tylerhwillis:five5five) so much for ‘wisdom of the crowds’ and ‘collective intelligence’....
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peterwknox, marco) Yes. THIS IS THE STORY OF ME VS. MY MOM. (Hint- she’s the one who likes Dan Brown)
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esquared] Interesting. Setting my sights on reading 50 books this year. High, maybe, but I aim