In the world of literature, you don’t have to throw a stone far to hit a snob. Snobbery takes many forms. It can form around social class, or material possessions, or workplace achievements. All types of snobbery are worth writing about (and mocking). Yet for me, it’s the intellectual snob that is most tedious of all. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Literary Snobbery’
Do you re-read?
Thursday, April 28th, 2011It’s Literally Literary Snobbery
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011Why do less people read now than, say, 50 years ago? Is the answer really just “Xbox”, or are there other reasons that the general public choose to avoid books? (more…)
