The thing that's pretentious is equating reading to an art form, like writing or music or visual arts, etc. What would your honest reaction be if you met someone and they told you they were an artist. You ask what they do and they tell you that they read. Or that they watch film through a critical lense. At least on my part, I wouldn't consider them to be artists for that alone.
The thing that's pretentious is equating reading to an art form, like writing or music or visual arts, etc. What would your honest reaction be if you met someone and they told you they were an artist. You ask what they do and they tell you that they read. Or that they watch film through a critical lense. At least on my part, I wouldn't consider them to be artists for that alone.