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Shoutout to the book club member who argued we should read genre fiction
Last month at our meeting in the library basement, she said 'literary fiction is just one flavor' and pushed for a sci-fi novel. It sparked a huge debate about what makes a book 'worthy' for discussion. Anyone else's group get stuck on this highbrow vs. lowbrow thing?
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wright.michael11d agoMost Upvoted
Ever try discussing a romance novel with purists?
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viola_moore811d ago
Remember when our group tried to read a mystery novel and half the table acted like it was a moral failing. They spent the whole meeting talking about "themes" and "subtext" while the rest of us just wanted to figure out who the killer was. It got so tense the librarian had to ask us to keep it down.
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