This is beautifully timed because last week I was getting into an argument with a ficwriter friend about how she was overestimating her audience's average literacy level (specifically by assuming that she didn't have to explain or identify anything by Shakespeare because surely everyone would recognize a four-word phrase from Titus Andronicus). It made me feel horribly ill-read. I'm comforted by being reminded that whenever one of these "books you're read" memes goes around most of my friends list is hitting in the 20-40% range.