*to understand life in such a way that they don't appreciate classics
sorry.
Forcing good taste?
how many classics have you read? You can think of a ’classic’ as being an umbrella term for all successful book of any genre. I’m sure you like reading at least one genre, and since every genre has at least one classic, I’m sure you’ll find what you like if you look hard enough.
hm? i think you misunderstand, i'm not talking about myself, i just mean in general. should one be punished or forced into liking something, or molded in such a way to like said thing? is it a moral imperative for the appreciation of nearly universally accepted fine art?
is English your first language?
it is and i happily acknowledge that i'm writing like shit. i've been up for some 36 hours, though it's no excuse, i deeply apologize.
Whoa...
This is deep!
Whoever made these is a fedora-tier autist.
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and say whoever made them might be called something that rhymes with Pawel Kuczynski.
Its a sign of character and only natural if you dont like every book that's praised as "great" as long as you can argue your point on a intellectual basis and not with reasons like "muh boooring" "muh to many words" "muh no plot" etc
They're spot on though.
But OP you can't force good taste. School is a case study of this. They force kids to read Steinbeck, Shakespeare and such but its always watered down lessons and the kids aren't even actively engaged, its borderline pearls before swine save for the few kids that do get inspired.
Good taste develops through active engagement, not just being told to read some books.