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Seeing someone reading a book you love is seeing a book recommending a person.

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Kelli

Beautiful

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Nancy

Interesting way of looking at it…hmmmm ?

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Michelle

Totally!!!!

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Jennifer

I strike up conversations with complete strangers because of this.

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Michelle

Me too!

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Suzanne

I love that!

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Robin

True

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Savannah

Love that!

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Nikki

Perfect!

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Susan

Absolutely. I do judge a person by the cover of their book.

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Kristine

What a lovely thought, thank you!

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Mona

Exactly right.

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Roberta

And is the reverse true also? If you see a stranger reading something you didn’t like, do you ever judge that reader? In my case, I don’t dislike or mistrust that person, but I do wonder, “Hmm, I’m curious what s/he finds interesting in that book that would propel them to keep reading it.”

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Trisha

Yes! (BUT) my husband is deeply into science fiction and manga. When I first walked into his apartment and saw his bookshelf I said hmm….but I’m glad I didn’t stop there–I’ve even read a few of his books and watched a few film adaptations of them…

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Roberta

I totally get that, @Trisha. Once that stranger reading a book we didn’t like becomes more than a stranger, my judgement of that person is open to experiential data. ?

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Trisha

Also, two people read a book in entirely different ways–what I didn’t like about a book could be eclipsed by something another person loves–that only they can appreciate–or that I can appreciate too once I take the time to listen.

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Roberta

And how eye-opening and meaningful that conversation can be.

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Tiffany

People don’t necessarily like all the books they read, though.

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Nancy

I never thought about it that way but it’s true. Thank you for that insight.

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Rosanne

I usually can’t help but say something.

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