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Subject: Re: [ReacTor] "Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them
Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 07:11:56 -0000 (UTC)
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James Nicoll wrote:

> "Bad Books", and the Readers That Love Them
> 
> Inexplicably not titled "Why I Own Most of Hal Clement's Novels."

I think just a general "what's right with the book resonantes enough
with the reader that the other things can be overlooked."