How many books did Flannery O’Connor sell?
How many books did Ayn Rand sell?
Let the consumer judge which is a better messenger.
“..let the consumer judge...”
No way! The “consumer” is the majority and the average American IQ is around 100. Sad, but true. OK - so Ayn Rand’s fans clearly have higher IQ’s than that, however Flannery O’Connor’s work is more complex, so the basic point holds true.
We have Obama in the White House based on the premise that the majority knows what they are doing.
Ha.
How many books did Ayn Rand sell?
Let the consumer judge which is a better messenger.
I am not sure that Quantity of book sales should be a strict metric. One could always reply with: How many Korans have been sold? or: How many Bibles have been sold?