More snarking of mainstream lit
Okay, let me just say that I enjoy the occasional instance of mainstream "literary" fiction, so I don't want anyone out there thinking that I harbor some deep loathing for books that win lots of prizes that aren't shaped like rocket ships. I just find a lot to be annoyed with in highbrow readers who sneer at genre fiction and prophesy its demise every few years.
So it was with amusement that I read Ursula K. LeGuin's cutting response to a Salon article that vilified Michael Chabon for trying to resurrect genre. (It was dead? And no one let me know? I would have sent flowers...) Nice little reference to The Road in there. I haven't read McCarthy's famous--and totally not genre, no really--prize-winner yet, but Bill has made me promise to do so soon so that I can discuss it with him.
And now, speaking of genre...back to Harry Potter and the unceasing flow of snicker-worthy references to wands (seriously, I'm not trying to see innuendos on every page, it's just impossible to avoid when Rowling keeps feeding me straight lines the way she does).
So it was with amusement that I read Ursula K. LeGuin's cutting response to a Salon article that vilified Michael Chabon for trying to resurrect genre. (It was dead? And no one let me know? I would have sent flowers...) Nice little reference to The Road in there. I haven't read McCarthy's famous--and totally not genre, no really--prize-winner yet, but Bill has made me promise to do so soon so that I can discuss it with him.
And now, speaking of genre...back to Harry Potter and the unceasing flow of snicker-worthy references to wands (seriously, I'm not trying to see innuendos on every page, it's just impossible to avoid when Rowling keeps feeding me straight lines the way she does).