On genres, readers and perceptions

Pompous, amn't I? ;)

Apart from that, I'm using this to reply to my dearest Baeraad several pithy responses to some of my and his entries in both our Ljs, shamelessly using them as trampolines to launch into another sodding rant about how publishers pander to lazyness in readers by categorising books by 'genres'.

( So here goes... )

Sorry, meant to reply and got off in rantland's rantfest.