> MEH wrote:
>
> "But sad to say, from what I've seen on a variety of
boards and email
> lists dedicated to Edgar RIce Burroughs, Robert E.
Howard, H. P.
> Lovecraft, and Sword and Sorcery fiction, there are
very vocal people
> out there who accept anything in the genre or any
pastiche and believe
> its all good."
>
> But that's a difference of taste, not level of
engagement. I was just
> pointing out that being entertained is not
necessarily, is not usually,
> a passive pursuit.
>
> Mark
Well, I see something being an active pursuit when a
person/individual is metntally engaged--but I guess that is
me the academic...
As to the other being a difference in taste, I also fall into
the camp (not to revive the classic, etc. debate), there is a
hell'uva lot of dreck/garbage/wasted trees, etc.--the ol'
Sturgeon's Law... And, when you are dealing with people who
like 99% or better in a given genre, you are not dealing with
critical readers.
Best, MEH
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