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02 Mar 2022, 8:42 pm

Okay, so, I get the feeling some of the content I read, puts off intelligent, Autistic women, in the dating realm.

Newsflash: I don't care.

If someone is such a pedant that they cannot bear someone else reading literature from a different political camp, then they are not very open-minded, are they?

Maybe as a break-up note with a partner, a person could buy Mein Kampf (as listed in this article) after dating a commie woman.

Leave a note on top of the book: "Sorry, you didn't make the cut, commie woman."

P.S, I am not a Nazi.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/other/women-have-revealed-the-red-flag-books-that-guys-should-never-own/ar-AAUtw50?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

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02 Mar 2022, 8:45 pm

Ah, this would be fun to bring up at creative writers group Saturday morning.

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02 Mar 2022, 8:45 pm

kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:

Ah, this would be fun to bring up at creative writers group Saturday morning.

Do it!

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02 Mar 2022, 8:49 pm

Now, what if like me, they have a couple hundred books on their shelves but simply do not have "A favorite" book?

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02 Mar 2022, 8:54 pm

Looking through the replies on Mumsnet I so very totally get this one,

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(b) I've got a chronic illness and rarely have the energy to engage my brain tackling something highbrow. It doesn't mean I'm stupid.

Now that reply is of much interest,

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I do try not to judge by books any more, ideas terrible for it at one time - nearly didn't date dh because of it.

She does have a point,

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So my literary red flags would be

- a man that doesn’t read at all (audio books are fine as I understand ADHD/dyslexia etc)
- a man that didn’t want to discuss books even if he did read.
- a man that continually pokes fun at any book I read. All books have a value even the controversial and the poorly written.
The controversial book can challenge our pre conceptions or cement our opinions and knowledge of a particular idea or person.
The poorly written can have some fantastic ideas even if not executed well that can spark our own ideas.

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02 Mar 2022, 9:49 pm

While ayn rand would not scare me away, she would scare me this much.

I havent read any of the fiction, but Im guessing those votes were more plebian in origin?

I wonder about the sample size/ect. Where did they get these bozos? or is it bimbos?

yes im a snob :twisted:

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02 Mar 2022, 10:14 pm

kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:

Looking through the replies on Mumsnet I so very totally get this one,

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(b) I've got a chronic illness and rarely have the energy to engage my brain tackling something highbrow. It doesn't mean I'm stupid.

Now that reply is of much interest,

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I do try not to judge by books any more, ideas terrible for it at one time - nearly didn't date dh because of it.

She does have a point,

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I relate to everything you have said here.

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02 Mar 2022, 10:17 pm

The_Znof wrote:

While ayn rand would not scare me away, she would scare me this much.

I havent read any of the fiction, but Im guessing those votes were more plebian in origin?

I wonder about the sample size/ect. Where did they get these bozos? or is it bimbos?

yes im a snob :twisted:

British police are actually very restrained. Whilst the odd one might be a psychopath, most British police are restrained under pressure from protestors, from my experiences.

American police are overly aggressive, but sometimes that is necessary since American protestors can be wild.

The French police are awful, period.

Umm, I haven't really tuned into many protests in other countries.

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03 Mar 2022, 3:01 am

Lol @ grouping the Alchemist and Ayn Rand in with the high-brow literature.

Even then, there’s still a few books in the “high brow” category that seem to be there for reasons other than the pretentiousness factor, like Catcher in the Rye and Fight Club. Lolita of course goes both ways - it is an extremely high-brow work that is better known for its paedophile protagonist.

Very few of those books would be true red flags for me. Most of them would suggest someone’s tastes are very different to mine, but that’s OK. Hitler, Rand, and Byrne would probably be a sign of deeper incompatibility.

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03 Mar 2022, 4:24 pm

The_Walrus wrote:

I read The Alchemist when I was about 17? Back then it seemed a difficult read to me.

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03 Mar 2022, 5:20 pm

I don't see what's wrong with Ulysses.

I loathe Dan Brown, but someone in my life made me less judgmental about others being fans. (Same with Potter, too, really.)

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03 Mar 2022, 5:25 pm

Does it mean I'm too easily entertained if after reading the referenced conversation on Mumsnet it amuses me that conversation about Literary Snobbery became Literally Snobbery?

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03 Mar 2022, 5:27 pm

There's nothing "wrong" with Ulysses

I just prefer works that are more conventional, and less "stream of consciousness." It's probably because I'm not smart enough to be able to appreciate "experimental" literature in a fulsome way.

I really enjoyed "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," though.

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03 Mar 2022, 6:14 pm

I find it hard to read visually because I have visual snow syndrome.

I am thinking of starting on audibooks so I can consume more entertainment content (literature).

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03 Mar 2022, 6:18 pm

I wouldn't be able to do that, My "auditory processing" isn't all that great.

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03 Mar 2022, 6:30 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:

I wouldn't be able to do that, My "auditory processing" isn't all that great.

My auditory processing is a lot better than my visual processing, though it isn't top-notch.

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