National Book Awards 2012

I thought I was a snooty reader, but apparently I'm not. I'm just one of those people who reads mainstream books that a lot of other people like.
I had no idea.
How I learned this was looking at the 2012 National Book Awards.
What a load of depressing junk. I mean I've heard of all these books. I get Publisher's Weekly.
I've read the synopsis of each and every one and politely said, "No thank you."
Who reads these books? Who's life is so boring that they would inflict these types of topics into their free time?
I thought maybe it was just this year's nominees, but nope. They are all that plain, boring and serious.

I don't read these types of books. There is no magic, not much imagination (I think), and no sex, drugs or rock-n-roll.
From now on I will not be impressed when I hear that a book won a National Book Award.
Even the children's book selections were bad. I don't know a single kid who has read those books. Those are books that adults write to win awards, not books that are written for kids.
Argh. It drives me crazy.
National Book Award my ass.