Thread: Boomer Lit?
View Single Post
Old 01-14-2011, 02:30 PM   #1
Libbyfh
Connoisseur
Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!Libbyfh is faster than a rolling 'o,' stronger than silent 'e,' and leaps capital 'T' in a single bound!
 
Libbyfh's Avatar
 
Posts: 51
Karma: 50000
Join Date: Jan 2011
Device: Ipad, Iphone
Boomer Lit?
This discussion started on another forum, but I thought I'd raise it here.

Is there a need for Boomer Lit? Fiction for and about Baby Boomers? Kind of "grown-up reads for grown-ups?" Or is that too dismissive a term? Would young people gravitate toward it? I'm thinking of fiction that could be historical, could be a thriller, could be romance, whatever... but would eschew the tropes of fantasy, chick-lit, and sci-fi.

Yes, we do have women's fiction, and a number of wonderful authors writing it... but I guess I'm wondering if there's something broader and more inclusive... perhaps including fiction written about the Vietnam War (Michael Dymmoch's WHITE TIGER comes to mind, although I really liked THE THINGS THEY CARRIED, which was non fiction), the civil rights movement, or the Sixties, particularly the energy and passion we brought to everything.

What do you think?
Last edited by Dr. Drib; 01-16-2011 at 06:24 AM. Reason: Image removed
Libbyfh is offline   Reply With Quote