There's one quote by Terence, some Roman guy, that I like.

>I am human, and I think nothing human is alien to me

Obviously him being an old Roman guy doesn't mean he is inherently correct, but that its still relatively known after all this time should at least signal that many people do agree with it.

I also generally dislike the idea that many people seem to have where they gain the ability to draw massive insights into someone's character simply by looking at what books that person likes. Ie, if you like X book, or X kind of books, or books by X author, then you must have this personality or trait. What you're talking about seems to be going the other way, that if you don't have a certain trait you won't be able to properly like a book, and I'd say its equally nonsense.

Of course I usually just see this online, the people who would be making these comments aren't really the people I'd be talking a lot with in real life. So I'm not really scared of any backlash because I don't care what anyone thinks of /u/atramikadelia, although I would probably be a bit hesitant in some circumstances. Especially if someone likes a book that I disliked, I might be a little more willing to praise a book they hated.