Friday, November 30, 2012

A Readers Reflection

~ A Best Sellers or Literature ?~

 I believe there is and there is not a difference between best sellers and literature. Literature at one time or another could have been a best seller. Literature is also very popular, most literature is known by many people, as many schools use literary works, in their teachings. Also when people discuss books or when we think of books, the first ones we normally think of are literary works, not best seller. However in regards to best sellers, I find that they are very popular and people can talk about them frequently, but that does not make them good literature. The best sellers would have to be well written holding a good story and giving us a new perspective on something in order to be considered literary. For example the Book Fifty Shades of Grey is at the moment a best seller however in my opinion I do not see it as literature.It is about the intimate relationship between a woman in her early twenties and a business executive in his twenties; the topics of this books is just something people should not really read and to be honest it doesn’t portray a message. Fifty shades and best sellers are just fads. A best seller must be on the list for years at the time being well written holding a good story line to be considered literature.

2 comments:

  1. I agree, and disagree with you. I agree that when most people think about books you think of the classic, literary books. However, I disagree that best sellers are just "fads". I think a lot of them have good meaning, if not more than classic boring books.

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  2. I actually agree with the fact that, most of the time, best sellers are fads. Some may last longer than others, like Twilight or Fifty Shades, but they won't typically be remember decades from now. Literay books continue to be read and studied over countless generations because they have deeper meaning relating to society.

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