His build-up to his question gave her pause. Looking up from the picture, she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, waiting for him to say something so offensive that she had no choice but to take it the wrong way...
Fortunately, he surprised her...and it showed. Her eyes widened slightly even as her lips slightly parted and stretched into a smile that quickly became a laugh.
"Actually, no." Most people didn't really care what she was read... "I'm a little bit fascinated with this sort of thing. I can't really call it science fiction, because they actually built this tank..." Allowing the book to close, she added, "But I'm all-for reading anything I don't need Spark Notes to translate."