jdeadly:

*Addendum: Do not under any circumstances ever suggest reading anything by Stephanie Meyer or Dean Koontz.    

I think there are certain circumstances where you can recommend these books. But if you are trying to sound like you are an intellectual it’s probably not a good idea to do so then.

I actually had a guy in one of my senior English courses tell the class that his favorite author was Tom Clancy. I almost died.