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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
For curiosity and to be a part of the herd (Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back).  Environmental influences are always present. The books were popular LONG before the movies came out. Whenever there is a book made into a movie, what do you hear? "The book was waaaay better than the movie!" People (at least the people I know who read Twilight and HP as adults) wanted to be able to join the conversation. But the satisfaction part, ahhh! It is amazing. Once someone reads and enjoys a book (even if its trash), what you now have is an open mind. All you have to do now is slip in a suggestion or two. |
Okay, I kind of get that. It's why I decided to read
The Da Vinci Code. (I'm still debating whether or not that was a good idea.
)
Is there a danger that someone introduced to bad writing will
prefer bad writing? Better-written books are often more challenging to the reader.
I don't know the answer, but the trend is disturbing to me: When I was a kid, I used to read
The Hardy Boys books. While it might be a bit of a stretch, adults reading HP and Twilight now seems akin to them reading
The Hardy Boys back then.
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Originally Posted by MrsJoseph
It’s how women lead men all the time, make them feel like it’s their own idea.  |
Why am I suddenly very afraid?