Why Rain on Someone’s Favorite Genre?
A Weird Thing I’ve Seen in Bookstores
I’ve seen people in bookstores start browsing through a genre they don’t read — then mocking those books for no reason other than boredom or bad manners.
Who has time for this sort of nonsense? Is there nothing else in the bookstore they like? Maybe they should seek out the self-help section instead.
I’m Bored, Let’s Make Fun of Romance Novels
One day, in my local Barnes and Noble, I wandered toward the genre fiction sections. That’s when I came across three young people laughing at the covers of historical romances.
Yes, I know, romance novel covers are often silly — but why did these people care? It’s one thing for romance fans to admit that the covers can be painful — especially on historical romance mass market paperbacks. Romance fans are “part of the club.”
These “readers” had no membership in this club. They were punching down. And it was mainly the two guys doing it. (I know, I know, I’m shocked, too!)
As you might expect, one of the guys started opening the historical romances to random pages and reading passages of dialogue. Of course, he loudly joked that no one talks like that.
