Trophonius
Well-Known Member
It might be caused by rigid thinking-patterns, but it is hard for me not create a general opinion about a person based on the kind of art they consume — whether it is films, music or literature. Of course, I reserve my opinion on this matter when in public (now, not always) but it's hard for me not to see a person as being 'immature' or having a 'bad taste' (neither of these words exactly capture what I'm aiming for) when an adult (25-35 years old) talks about how they recently read the Harry Potter books and changed their life, or ramble about how Coelho books are insightful, or how hilarious Epic Movie is.
Of course, I hold that aesthetics judgments are ultimately objective, and ideally our personal judgments should be in line with those, with a few exceptions that always occur (say for example, a book might have no literary value, but it caused a big impact because of the moment I read it).
Now there seems to be a trend that raises the consumption if 'bad' art by adults. For example, I take part in two literature clubs; one of those is mainly composed by older people (ages 50-80) and read very good books; the other is composed by adults (25-35) with Young Adult fiction and genre fiction being a major focus. I stopped to assist to the later eventually, and though they were very nice people, I was always baffled at how much YA and 'bad' books some people can go through.
And finally, because of how much I care about these kind of things, it becomes harder for me to associate with people. I don't want to be the one person sitting a YA-meeting telling everyone they're reading trash, but it is also annoying to be silent if involved in these discussions — which are always prone to happen in social settings, whether a discussion is about books, music or movies.
I hope it makes sense, and wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar.
Related:
Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books.
No, you don't have to be ashamed of reading young adult fiction
Of course, I hold that aesthetics judgments are ultimately objective, and ideally our personal judgments should be in line with those, with a few exceptions that always occur (say for example, a book might have no literary value, but it caused a big impact because of the moment I read it).
Now there seems to be a trend that raises the consumption if 'bad' art by adults. For example, I take part in two literature clubs; one of those is mainly composed by older people (ages 50-80) and read very good books; the other is composed by adults (25-35) with Young Adult fiction and genre fiction being a major focus. I stopped to assist to the later eventually, and though they were very nice people, I was always baffled at how much YA and 'bad' books some people can go through.
And finally, because of how much I care about these kind of things, it becomes harder for me to associate with people. I don't want to be the one person sitting a YA-meeting telling everyone they're reading trash, but it is also annoying to be silent if involved in these discussions — which are always prone to happen in social settings, whether a discussion is about books, music or movies.
I hope it makes sense, and wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar.
Related:
Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books.
No, you don't have to be ashamed of reading young adult fiction