What has literature done for you?
Yes, you, my dear APE compadres, and other livejournal companions. All of our lives, we have been told that literature holds great power, that it illuminates the human condition, that it elevates the spirit, and all sorts of other amazing, wonderful things.
Do you find that it has done so, in your life?
Can you think of time when a work of fiction ( Read more... )
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the time traveler's wife- appreciate the significant other more
perks of being a wallflower- tells me not to try so hard
the picture of dorian gray- vanity sucks
the lovely bones- don't talk to strangers or your sister will grow up and have kids with no aunt
mostly these books are reminders to be appreciative of life, especially in a way that (most) movies can't. they force you to sit through a description of a scene or thought process. it slows time down.
anyway, that's just me.
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the lovely bones - if you're smart about it, it's totally okay to murder children.
all of harry potter - being good with a broomstick between your legs is hot. it's even more hot if you're good with balls and a broomstick. also hot is being able to play with balls and a broomstick with a bunch of friends and strangers at the same time while your entire school, including your teachers, watch. 150 points if you can put one in your mouth.
... if you know what i mean.
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or your own introspection into our growing adult lives where it seems that literature becomes of less and less significance?
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