The Sound of Purple.

Jun 11, 2014 22:31

So the other day, Audible had a daily deal on The Color Purple by Alice Walker.  Super cheap.  And it was narrated by the author.  This is one of those books that I've been meaning to get around to reading.  And I had a feeling that, getting to hear it narrated by the author would either be totally awesome, or a flop.  If it's a flop, I could just ( Read more... )

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temporus June 12 2014, 15:03:47 UTC
There's something to be said for broadening one's horizons, as well as understanding when something just isn't really appealing. Life isn't school. No one should be *forced* to read stuff that just doesn't work for them. I think the fact that you still try, that's far more important. Then again, having seen the breadth of your reading list, I don't imagine you are in danger of insular reading habits.

Despite having a degree in Literature, I managed to miss out on huge swaths of classics/"Literature" and I know to some degree or other, I feel obligated to "catch up" on a lot of things I missed. I realize lots of folks who write in our genre, and many more who read in our genre aren't fans of "Literary" fiction, and I think that stems a lot from being crammed down our minds over the years by well intentioned teachers who also belittled our own proclivities. (Heck look at the recent nonsense practically yelling at adults for *gasp* reading and enjoying YA.) I believe the fact that I'm coming to many of these books in my own time and way makes them feel more accessible, as well as the fact that, yes I can just decide to put them down if I don't like them, and I don't *have* to read them just because some teacher/professor says they are supposed to be deep and awesome.

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sartorias June 12 2014, 20:00:17 UTC
I think there's a post in this.

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