:> Never understood why people ^re emb^rr^ssed ^bout re^ding rom^nce novels. I me^n sure, some of them ^ren’t good, but th^t goes for ^ny genre. Wh^t, is it the ones with porn? Ple^se. I own some myself ^nd I’m not dropping de^d by ^dmitting it. Who c^res. If someone does c^re they need more to think ^bout th^n my novels. <:
Look. I juzt am, okay? It'z not my uzual thing. And th3y carry a c3rtain r3putation.
:> I c^re rem^rk^bly little wh^t reput^tion society ^ssigns to ^nything. I’m m^roon. My soci^l worth is low enough ^s it is in the eyes of the ruling cl^sses. I c^n like porn, poetry, museum ^rt, ^nd music of ^ll kinds. None of it is inherently worth more or less th^n ^nything else. <:
Even if søme øf them aren’t gøød, that’s nø reasøn tø write them øff ør cøndemn them as łøwer łiterature. In fact, a bøøk can be bad in absøłuteły any genre! And tø gø øn further, there are many møre pøørły-written bøøks than there are wełł-written ønes. And just łike any øther genre, a rømance nøveł that’s genuineły gøød is incredibły impactfuł and certainły øne yøu shøułd høłd øntø.