Does reading books make you an intellectual?

My friend told this to me today. He was implying the name of an author but me and my friends were totally stumped and didn't know who he was talking about. Then he says "Oh, I'll just have to talk with (name of another friend) since he's an intellectual and knows this author" and yadda yadda. He's also black.

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Reading books is a common characteristic of intellectuals, but by no means are they directly related.  It doesn't matter how many times you've read Harry Potter or Tom Clancy, it doesn't make you an intellectual.