I read a quote somewhere from some well known author that they never wanted to be considered literature. People suffered through literature but enjoyed novels
So much of what we continue to read centuries later was NOT considered deep important reading.
Hopefully then, there will be bodice ripper literature classes in the year 2150. Whole units could be spent dissecting the work of Fabio as cover model.
Oh man, I remember the hype around this book way back in the day and when I finally got around to looking up what it was about I was just like – seriously? and then did not read it. Also I remember the author was kind of a dick and there was that whole stupid Oprah thing, and he came off as just very unpleasant and turned me off to his work. He has only doubled down on these impressions as time goes on and I have no desire to read his stuff.
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beffels
August 8, 2020 at 4:54 PM
Book challenge day 8: most overrated book
@isthatacorner
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Meant to be ‘good’ but is just miserable people having terrible time being miserable.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
August 8, 2020 at 5:05 PM
Doesnt sound pleasant! I shall pass!
beffels
August 8, 2020 at 5:13 PM
I find that very often ‘literature’ is just misery porn. Like in order to be deep, it must be grindingly depressing.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
August 8, 2020 at 5:17 PM
I read a quote somewhere from some well known author that they never wanted to be considered literature. People suffered through literature but enjoyed novels
egads aka Dame Maggie
August 8, 2020 at 5:24 PM
So much of what we continue to read centuries later was NOT considered deep important reading.
Hopefully then, there will be bodice ripper literature classes in the year 2150. Whole units could be spent dissecting the work of Fabio as cover model.
isa: I'm not a serial killer I'm just really passionate about things
August 8, 2020 at 5:26 PM
I need there to be some miracles in modern medicine because I want to take that class!
beffels
August 8, 2020 at 10:39 PM
These probably already exist but it’ll be called something less interesting like “Sexuality in late twentieth century women’s fiction”
mugyuljoie is preciousss
August 9, 2020 at 7:01 AM
And this is why I made it a chapter or two.
egads aka Dame Maggie
August 8, 2020 at 5:17 PM
Franzen make my eye twitch. I’ve never met him but I imagine he is insufferable.
beffels
August 8, 2020 at 5:27 PM
I’ve never read anything else by him and I can’t imagine that changing!
SnarkyJellyfish
August 8, 2020 at 8:14 PM
Oh man, I remember the hype around this book way back in the day and when I finally got around to looking up what it was about I was just like – seriously? and then did not read it. Also I remember the author was kind of a dick and there was that whole stupid Oprah thing, and he came off as just very unpleasant and turned me off to his work. He has only doubled down on these impressions as time goes on and I have no desire to read his stuff.