Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you:
>you read any form of genre fiction
>you barely know your classics
>you tend to believe that if you like a given work, it is justified on an artistic level
>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
>you speak a single language
>you read contemporary versions of Shakespeare or Milton
>you read for the plot
>you read for entertainment
>you rarely read nonfiction
>you don't have a solid grounding in philosophy
>you don't have at least have some understanding of the Three Tragedians and Homer
>you have little to no understanding of literature outside of your cultural horizon
>you have little to no understanding of literature within your own cultural horizon
>you mostly read contemporary literature
>you believe 'the author is dead'
>you make your literary analysis proceed from ideology
>you think intricate prose is 'pretentious' and that the author 'should just get to the point'
>your rarely read poetry
>you think Rhythm and Rhyme is just useless rules and laws restricting creativity
>you have a hard time explaining why you like a given work
>you have a hard time forming structured and relevant literary criticism
>you tend to refuse to judge works for yourself, rather relying on the opinions of literary authorities
>you rarely read for more than one or two hours straight
>>9645562
Leave this board and never return if you:
>make threads like OP's
>>9645757
came here to post this, except it was going to be
>if you post copypastas
also saged
>>9645562
>Leave this board and never return if any one of these apply to you
>>you think everyone's opinion should be accepted and respected
so why should i respect any of your opinions on who should leave?
>>9645562
Don't we have a sci-fi/fantasy general on this board?
>>9645562
There would be nobody left, OP.
>>9646654
Just curious-- how many of you anons seriously fit into most of these categories? There's not one that describes me.
>>9646687
then you have something to work towards
>leave if you believe 'the author is dead'
I support this.
>>9646687
I fit into nearly all of these categories, and getting there was really not as much of a bore as it might appear.
>>9645562
At least 7 of those apply to me, and I have an MA in English lit. You're probably a filthy autodidact.
>you read for entertainment
the only one that really applies to me
ofc reading entertains me, if it doesn't why even bother?
>>9645856
>came here to post this