I hope not. I am a prolific reader myself. Three books in a good week. On Mar 4, 1:15 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > We will never see the demise of literary works. People love to read > but beyond that, cinematic and theatrical presentations could never > represent the true content of the work. Much is left out and lost in > the condensing necessary for movies and show, not to mention that > imagination is then left to the interpretation of the screen writers. > The popularity may wane but it won't die, not anytime soon. > > On Mar 4, 3:14 am, Errol <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Cinema and theatre invoke expectation, even if it is simply an > > expectation to be entertained, whereas novels require work from the > > reader. Without the work, the novels are bland strings of text, dry as > > dust, unrelated to the world. The eventual demise of the novel is > > inevitable in a world where hours, minutes, even seconds are crucial > > for profitability and success. Not enough time or inclination to do > > non-profitable work. > > > On Mar 4, 4:02 am, Molly <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > "If the novel goes the way of live theater – a medium appealing to > > > only a small, relatively rarefied segment of the population – what, if > > > anything, will be lost? What can a novel do for us that other art > > > forms can’t?” > > > >http://siobhancurious.wordpress.com/2010/03/02/encountering-the-other... > > > > What do you think?- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
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