Explanation - invariably I will read a fantastic book, beautifully written with a sweeping or moving story that is profoundly impactful…and some amateur reviewer will have written, “That book is so boring! Blah, blah, blah, nothing exciting ever happens!” 🙄
When I read these, I often pause to try to imagine what sort of book those reviewers WOULD like, lol. No doubt its probably an elitist, pompous exercise…but its fun imagining for a moment a book filled with non-stop, over the top action, gory or imaginative deaths by the dozens, torrid romantic liasons, CIA and KGB and SS agents around every corner, etc. Ive been tempted to write that book, tongue in cheek, just so those reviewers would have something to be happy about.
Then I thought…maybe someone has already done this? Intentionally written a book so egregiously over-the-top that even those action-aholics might be tempted to say, “too fast, and too much excitement…” in their reviews?
Different people have different tastes. Having a different taste. Having a different taste does not make your preference more superior, nor does it make someone an “amateur reviewer” - whatever that means.
The tone of OPs post is a bit questionable. But “this is so boring, nothing happens” is definitely an amateur review in the same way “exciting book, so much happens”
Absolutely nothing about what he said has any correlation to feeling superior to anybody. He sees a common criticism and is criticizing that, which he’s completely free to do. I honestly think you feel lowkey superior to “nerds who read only big books and hate on Everyman books”
Having more selective tastes than someone else is okay. Having extremely negative feelings towards something everyone else likes is okay. Those are just opinions.