In Which I Describe a Rebellion

[ursula]

I have returned from the bookstore, having spent rather a large sum on the following items. In order of ascending price:

• Lord Hornblower, first edition
  
• Mr. Midshipman Easy, paperback edition of book first published in 1836
  
• History of Hand Knitting, for my forthcoming Elizabethan sock project
  

These are all the books I purchased.

Comments

[glasseye.livejournal.com]

If you so desire. Harry Potter is of no consequence to me, however. Children's book, Young Adult, whatever. It is still a cultural phenomenon of which I want no part.

Re:

[eva-c.livejournal.com]

*nods wisely* It's popular and therefore icky?

[glasseye.livejournal.com]

That's only a small part of it really. I do admit to having grown tired of people gushing over the books constantly though.

I have no interest in the setting, subject, or "plot." I generally prefer books that are actually well written. When I want pulp, I have a variety of other authors to turn to.

[reasie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I gotta go with Glasseye on this one.

When I first saw Harry Potter in the store, I thought, "OH, ANOTHER child-goes-off to wizard school book. Well, I read about four of those as a kid. It's done for me."

Then set in the rage over all the wonderful books I read as a young adult that deserve this sort of fervor. Then the slow resignation that at the very least people are getting excited over a BOOK. Saw the movies- very predictable, bad plots, but worth a matinee price for entertainment. If the books are anything like them, why bother?

(and, more importantly, why bother when my current reading list is SOOO long I'll never get through it!)

[ursula]

Some of us just read too fast, I guess . . . And enjoy writing badly too much :)