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Do you negatively judge people who don't read books for pleasure?

Asked by JLeslie (65433points) October 30th, 2009

This is a piggy back to a question drdoombot asked about reading. In general I don’t read books. I read about specific subjects I am interested in, might be a specific chapter in a text book or a trade magazine. I also pick up a magazine here and there, but I hate fiction and generally find it difficult to get through a book. In school I was a math science girl. I HATED history. I did ok in English class, I love language, but just dreaded being assigned a book and having to write an essay about it.

My father is a book person; he loves to read. He buys and sells used books in his retirement. He asks me at least once a month why I don’t read, or if I am interested in learning to read more efficently, I hate when he does it.

So, I am interested in your opinions, do you stereotype people who don’t read much? Do you think they are less intelligent, that we have a narrow view of the world, are less interested in learning? I feel this from people, but wonder if it is all in my head, my own insecurity. People typically assume I read a lot, I guess because they think I know a lot so I deduce from that people believe reading=knowledge, so in turn I think people assume not reading=ignorance. Now I sound like an IQ test. LOL :).

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