I do not think that actual books should be traded out for genra fiction books, granted it would be nice for a while but then we would start to hate the genra fiction books. Then we wouldn't want to read at all. To be honest I didnt really read Catcher in the Rye or The Great Gatsby, I used sparknotes because I thought the books were boring. I think part of the reason they were boring is because they were so hyped up by my peers, I think if I picked up the books on my own I'd like and appreciate them a lot more. We can't replace actual books, litterary books, with genra books because if you analyze a genra book there isn't much there, everything is told to you, there is no chance to figure it out because the book is written that way, the books on the best seller list espically the teen fiction part is written so adults and kids over the age of 11 can usually understand whats going on in the book. But if an 11 year old picked up Great Gatsby they would have no idea what is going on. I don't think schools are killing reading, becuse I love to read, there are just books that aren't for me. I don't really care either way because I'm still going to be reading no matter what books they put in schools for us to read. The will to read comes from the person, not the schools, you can read whatever book you want at home. So it really shouldn't matter if you should be forced to read it in schools either.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Readicide
I do not think that actual books should be traded out for genra fiction books, granted it would be nice for a while but then we would start to hate the genra fiction books. Then we wouldn't want to read at all. To be honest I didnt really read Catcher in the Rye or The Great Gatsby, I used sparknotes because I thought the books were boring. I think part of the reason they were boring is because they were so hyped up by my peers, I think if I picked up the books on my own I'd like and appreciate them a lot more. We can't replace actual books, litterary books, with genra books because if you analyze a genra book there isn't much there, everything is told to you, there is no chance to figure it out because the book is written that way, the books on the best seller list espically the teen fiction part is written so adults and kids over the age of 11 can usually understand whats going on in the book. But if an 11 year old picked up Great Gatsby they would have no idea what is going on. I don't think schools are killing reading, becuse I love to read, there are just books that aren't for me. I don't really care either way because I'm still going to be reading no matter what books they put in schools for us to read. The will to read comes from the person, not the schools, you can read whatever book you want at home. So it really shouldn't matter if you should be forced to read it in schools either.
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Amen sister, amen. I like your ideas.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you said that it would be very difficult to analyze genre fiction books. I think that is completely true. With the genre books everything is given to you, there is nothing to think or search for.
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