Lovecraft is not pretentious by any stretch of the imagination, quoting Nietzsche in every day conversation would be (hence how often villains do it in film) but he's very worth reading.
I'd point out the flip side to this is people looking down on "low fiction", which is just as rediculous.
The attitude of the reader determines what's pretentious or not, not the book. Read anything and everything that takes your interest.
I'd point out the flip side to this is people looking down on "low fiction", which is just as rediculous.
The attitude of the reader determines what's pretentious or not, not the book. Read anything and everything that takes your interest.