Letters to the Editor
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My literary deal breaker?
The complete absence of books and other reading material.
I have very diverse tastes in literature and going out with someone who likes different types of books than I do doesn't faze me. But I won't go out with anyone who doesn't enjoy reading. No matter how lowbrow his taste may be, he has to like SOMETHING involving the written word. I've dated guys who were into comic books/graphic novels, military SF, vampire novels, heroic fantasy, various areas of nonfiction, and even 19th century British literature. All of them had plenty of interesting things to say about the books they loved. (Although in retrospect I should have passed on that guy in college who was into Ayn Rand -- good in bed, tiresome out of it.)
My husband reads mostly nonfiction (right now he's into sailing and naval history) and is a Tolkien fan. We have plenty of literary things to talk about.