Its probably some kind of low blow to introverts, people who live like a hermit, or people on the spectrum (my wife and me belong to these categories).
'Have you read all of these' is also a dishonest question, and doesn't invite for a quality conversation about the content (the 'smirk' gives that away as well though even without that its obvious to me). It reminds me of the question 'have you stopped beating your wife', a fallacy actually.
I suppose a better question is 'which books stood out', as it allows for an in depth discussion and doesn't frame about talking about either 'the good' or 'the bad' books (though it does allow either, the responder is allowed freedom). Its a much better investigative question, allowing to feed curiosity. Not sure if its the best question to ask, but at the very least its much better.
'Have you read all of these' is also a dishonest question, and doesn't invite for a quality conversation about the content (the 'smirk' gives that away as well though even without that its obvious to me). It reminds me of the question 'have you stopped beating your wife', a fallacy actually.
I suppose a better question is 'which books stood out', as it allows for an in depth discussion and doesn't frame about talking about either 'the good' or 'the bad' books (though it does allow either, the responder is allowed freedom). Its a much better investigative question, allowing to feed curiosity. Not sure if its the best question to ask, but at the very least its much better.