so /lit/ I have read a good amount of books, and I want to know, what makes a book good, or bad. Or is there no such thing as good or bad writing, but only what we decide to perceive?
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>>8510126
Good in what sense? The Harvard Medical Encyclopedia and Melvilles Mobydick are both good books
>>8510139
Good in the sense that they will be remembered/enjoyed.
>>8510144
Remembered in what sense, enjoyed in what sense?
Fifty Shades of grey will be remembered and is enjoyed
>>8510158
Remembered, say for more than being controversial, and being enjoyable genuinely, for the purpose that it was written, other than say 50 shades of gray which will mostly be remembered as a meme.
>>8510172
It'll be remembered as a meme by you, but not by people that genuinely enjoyed it. Which, by your definition, makes it good writing.