> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julia Thompson > Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 11:39 AM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: author review > > > > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2003, Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > The op-ed writer takes the literary world to task for > awarding bad but > > popular authors like Stephen King. While I can understand > his point, > > what is the list opinion: is it better that more people > read even if > > it's not highbrow works? Isn't this the same argument used against > > comic books or rock n roll? > > I haven't read the article, may get to it at a later time, though. > > My opinion is that whatever works to hook someone on reading > is a Good > Thing. The trick is to persuade them to go on to "better" stuff.
..without telling them to do so. :) > Here's a question that just occurred to me: why will I > happily put up with crappier writing from a mystery writer > than from a science fiction > writer? Maybe I'm taking the science fiction more seriously > and want the writers of same to do so as well? Maybe your expectation of the level of quality is in play? I know that I personally don't like reading mysteries - I find them to be either "contrived" or forced into a set narrative structure, where all that differs are the details of the twist at the end ;) -j- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
