What we're reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in December
Briefly

"Instead of saying pretentious, I now think of other words that more accurately describe why I dislike something, such as vapid, poorly written or ugly."
"Art moves forward because people aspire to things they are not... It’s also a word with deeply classist roots, made even worse by the fact that its meaning is often unclear."
Read at www.theguardian.com
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