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And almost half of respondents said that reading classic titles like Jane Eyre or Pride and Prejudice makes you appear more intelligent.
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Thinking about it this quote makes me laugh. Makes you 'appear' more intelligent? Is that like this thing some people have of choosing the 'right' book to read on a beach holiday, based on what image it projects rather than if they actually
want to read it?
I don't see the point in forcing yourself to be 'seen' reading something if it's a load of rubbish, personally! Yes, I'm not one of those people who would buy a Harry Potter in 'adult' dustjackets. Why hide it? Likewise, I hated that homes trend in the 80s for 'fake books', basically blocks of 'leather look' plastic which were made to look like sets of Dickens or Shakespeare and somehow make the homeowner look more intelligent.
