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Inexplicably not titled "Why I Own Most of Hal Clement's Novels."

“Bad” Books, and the Readers That Love Them

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There are bad books I loved because of how old I was when I read them (meaning: I had no critical reading skills and was easily pleased). Then I kept them as nostalgia rereads. And then gradually it came to me that the books were actually BAD. And I got rid of them. But you forgive a lot for nostalgia.

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