MILLER’S BOOK REVIEW 📚

MILLER’S BOOK REVIEW 📚

Open Thread: Books You ‘Shouldn’t’ Love But Do?

They’re Guilty Pleasures, Unfashionable, Offensive, Weird, Tacky, Lousy, Whatever. Still, You Can’t Help Yourself: You Love Them

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Joel J Miller
Mar 05, 2025
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I recently asked about books you feel bad for not liking. You know, everyone says you should love it, so you give it a try. But nah: It does nothing for you. You’re 30, 40, 50 pages in, and the only thing to do is drop it behind your bedside table and question the sanity of anyone who recommended it to you.

But flip it around. What about those books you …

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