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Originally Posted by kennyc
I think that is it exactly. The public these days just wants to be entertained.  and due to the movies and TV expect it to be served up on a platter to consume without any effort.
I'm not saying that there is not a place for this type of written entertainment, clearly there is and I enjoy it as well in some cases -- Edgar Rice Burroughs for example. |
These days - as any days ever
People reads lots of genre fiction, too, and most of that is far from writing as an art. I guess the reason books such 'da vince code' and the millenium trilogy becomes so popular, is because they simply belong to a genre that's a little more 'respectable' than e.g. romance, fantasy and "war fiction". And then of course the hype wants people to find out what all the fuss is about. That's certainly why I read it.