Comments on: On class, comic books, and crackpot theory #29

By: NBFB

NBFB — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:23:11 +0000

My wife fesses up to reading romance novels. But she admits they are stupid. She refers to them as “brain candy.” They have no value whatsoever but they make her feel good.

By: Jodi

Jodi — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:40:31 +0000

I haven’t met anyone who fesses up to reading romance novels.

By: rgjabs

rgjabs — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:39:06 +0000

Quoate” I’ve never met any reader that’s as defensive about their reading selections as sci-fi/fantasy readers are.”

Even more so than romance novel readers? Or perhaps they realize that there is no defense.

By: mkh

mkh — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:50:11 +0000

I don’t believe in science fiction or fantasy. Those are just arbitrary classifications bookstores use to keep from having to shelve half the store in one long alphabetical list. Hell, the fiction and non-fiction dichotomy is blurrier than most people want to admit.

Do people put Pynchon in science fiction? How about Garcia Marquez or Borges, are they fantasy? Oh, and Orwell should be ghetto-ized, since he used talking animals.

Genres are for suckers and marketing drones. Read shit that works without regards for any disbelief you might need to suspend in order to accept time machines, magic spells, or functional relationships.

By: UH

UH — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:51:08 +0000

I love, love, love to read science fiction, but only old-timey science fiction, like pre-1970.

Fantasy, meh. Never cared for it. Dragons and elves and fairies, oh my.

And I don’t for a moment believe that reading comics is anywhere near as exciting as you serving beer topless. Not FOR A MOMENT.