As you peruse that Christmas-gift copy of The Luminaries, take a moment to assess what, if any, kind of literary snob you are.
Are you one of those people who think anyone out of high school shouldn't read Young Adult fiction? "Even so, if you give it a try and find out YA truly isn’t your thing, that’s fine as well. I just want you to respect the rights of perfectly normal, intelligent 30- and 40-year-olds to geek out over boy wizards."
Or do you just hate commercial fiction, a particular author, or all American writers?
