tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post4328064640528466846..comments2024-01-27T16:10:28.502-08:00Comments on Tara Maya's Tales: The Rise and Fall of Literate CivilizationTara Mayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-15799826783308515202009-04-12T18:01:00.000-07:002009-04-12T18:01:00.000-07:00LOL. Love that ad.LOL. Love that ad.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-73223838432976682512009-04-12T17:50:00.000-07:002009-04-12T17:50:00.000-07:00Tara - It probably has something to do with Zulu. ...Tara - <BR/><BR/>It probably has something to do with Zulu. :) <BR/><BR/>I'm sure my brain is looking quite appetizing to the aliens at this point.PurpleCloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933014134696608557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-76606510801488714832009-04-12T09:09:00.000-07:002009-04-12T09:09:00.000-07:00Gosh, yes. Classics are great, literary books have...Gosh, yes. Classics are great, literary books have their place, but that doesn't mean you have to throw genre fiction into the trash.<BR/><BR/>Sheesh.Carrie Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893023777471521703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-29890283841231247102009-04-11T20:27:00.000-07:002009-04-11T20:27:00.000-07:00Technically speaking, very few of us actually read...Technically speaking, very few of us actually read the classics at all. They were often written in Greek, Latin, or some other emerging version of the temporally contemporary language. What we do read is our current interpretations of those works. The popular medium (and here I am talking about blogs, internet communications, etc - not the attempts at serious fiction that I often see discussed on this blog) exhibit a new way of communicating, in content, form, and style. To say that such communications are in any sense a decline in literacy is to fail to understand how language and communications evolve. Good topic, Tara Maya! Once more you have introduced something pithy in a finely blended pudding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-65936097548042916402009-04-11T18:57:00.000-07:002009-04-11T18:57:00.000-07:00LOL, very true.LOL, very true.AmyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02636921840451091870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-14745490641578219532009-04-11T15:10:00.000-07:002009-04-11T15:10:00.000-07:00The purists are coming! Stash the Star Trek novell...The purists are coming! Stash the Star Trek novellas under the loose floorboards in the attic!<BR/><BR/>You know what? I love Tom Clancy and Dan Brown. I love to escape and have fun. I love Dan Brown for hooking my teenage son on reading with The DaVinci Code. Come to think about it, there are a million people that read because of that book. Bless Dan Brown for that.(Angels and Demons is the only book I haven't read and it's intentional because I want to see the movie and be somewhat surprised) Yeah, I like to "escape at the movies" like the marketing tells me I should.<BR/><BR/>It reminds of Jazz purists that think every other form of music is inferior. That's okay. I'm opening a bottle of five dollar wine, listening to Jon Anderson and sitting down (on a really old department store chair)to read Saucer by Stephen Coonts.Charlie Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347938747849177632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-90766625745092682242009-04-11T13:43:00.000-07:002009-04-11T13:43:00.000-07:00ditto dominique ... great comparison !ditto dominique ... great comparison !Banhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15450115293974960761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-36734137051297905382009-04-11T12:51:00.000-07:002009-04-11T12:51:00.000-07:00Very nice post. And that Onion article was great.I...Very nice post. And that Onion article was great.<BR/><BR/>I tend to like more literary-ish stuff, but I will read anything as long as it's well-written. And now I have met so many writers who write so many genres, and I know it's all hard work.<BR/><BR/>I remember in high school kids bragging that they hadn't read a book in years. At least more people are reading today.<BR/><BR/>But I do think that my brain has been rewired by the Internet. My attention span is hardly there anymore. I used to be able to read for HOURS, in one spot, and not even realize it. Now I'm looking up every 10 minutes This happens no matter what I'm reading.Annie Loudenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13008836459417708235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-76005585033141954852009-04-11T12:34:00.000-07:002009-04-11T12:34:00.000-07:00I can see the points in that article, but seriousl...I can see the points in that article, but seriously, I don't think they were presented well or have much merit.<BR/><BR/>I love classics. I love that we can all be connected online. I love that we can close that gap just a little bit more. And look at all the teenage girls who are interested in reading now! Who knows that without Twilight if some of them would have ever been interested before. Some of them might even turn into writers! GASP!Michelle D. Argylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09696465137285587646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-14708472858970249152009-04-11T11:16:00.000-07:002009-04-11T11:16:00.000-07:00Your post expresses my opinion exactly. And I wou...Your post expresses my opinion exactly. And I would even go as far to say that more people read classics today than back then, simply because there ARE more literate people.<BR/><BR/>Go slush-reading Harry Potter fans! Haha.XiXihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05364953168828471897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-72718322041867697702009-04-11T10:38:00.000-07:002009-04-11T10:38:00.000-07:00So we're all literate idiots? We learned to read j...So we're all literate idiots? We learned to read just so a stuffed shirt can tell us we're too stupid to read the right things? Whatever. Hope they're happy in that dark corner...Sherrie Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670339498152684137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-10077070128060037542009-04-11T09:52:00.000-07:002009-04-11T09:52:00.000-07:00Great comparison.Great comparison.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-87901939806523302332009-04-11T09:23:00.000-07:002009-04-11T09:23:00.000-07:00This made me smile.My dad always compared reading ...This made me smile.<BR/><BR/>My dad always compared reading to running. Reading Harry Potter was like jogging. It keeps you in shape. Reading Jane Austen was like running a 5k. It takes more stamina, but you can do it if you try. Reading Faulkner was like running a marathon. That takes skill, practices, effort, and determination.<BR/><BR/>Sure, I wouldn't advise walking into a room full of people talking about running marathons and saying "oh,well, I jog on Sundays." But you shouldn't feel bad about jogging -- it's good for you. Besides, if all you run are marathons, eventually, you won't be able to walk. You'll burn out.Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-25791097274900480842009-04-11T08:41:00.000-07:002009-04-11T08:41:00.000-07:00Brava, Tara, brava.Now, if we could just gather th...Brava, Tara, brava.<BR/><BR/>Now, if we could just gather the genre readers and stage a coup d'etat, the literary world would resemble the real world :)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297537075103893956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-38009662280317764952009-04-11T08:15:00.000-07:002009-04-11T08:15:00.000-07:00PurpleClover, it's like that reading this blog pos...PurpleClover, it's like that reading this blog post has actually hurt your cultural sensibilities, turing to mush the part of your brain able to spell Sophecles.Tara Mayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09095632631554776002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-81359415053215162282009-04-11T08:01:00.000-07:002009-04-11T08:01:00.000-07:00I read the Cornell article, and personally, I thin...I read the Cornell article, and personally, I think this guy is an idiot. I sat here, shaking my head head as I read the final paragraph;<BR/><BR/><I>And so we find ourselves in a cultural desert. People read, but they don’t read what’s valuable; or they read what’s valuable, but they just skim the surface.</I><BR/><BR/>Who is this person to judge what's valuable and what isn't. Just because someone isn't college or university educated, doesn't mean that their preference in books is worthless.<BR/><BR/><I>book reviews have been sequestered to the Web, which, quite clearly, is not the ideal place for patient, reasoned criticism.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, apparently it was good enough for him.J.L. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720026416539692196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-13453994980256126792009-04-11T06:43:00.000-07:002009-04-11T06:43:00.000-07:00You make some great points. At least people are re...You make some great points. At least people are reading.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670094635770401053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-71912577411671558042009-04-11T06:32:00.000-07:002009-04-11T06:32:00.000-07:00*giggles*This is an awesome post. I may frame it. ...*giggles*<BR/><BR/>This is an awesome post. I may frame it. I mean, seriously, this is the best example of literary evolution I have ever come across. :DDanyelle L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10366276085080565870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-27395083179970830862009-04-11T06:31:00.000-07:002009-04-11T06:31:00.000-07:00sorry about the extra "e" in sophoclessorry about the extra "e" in sophoclesPurpleCloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933014134696608557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-47222692333432170322009-04-11T06:30:00.000-07:002009-04-11T06:30:00.000-07:00So the article linked said, "maybe we should ...So the article linked said, "maybe we should censor the classics."<BR/><BR/>I think we did that with the bible didn't we? It was called the Dark Ages. <BR/><BR/>I'd rather society reads slush than not read at all. At least it builds vocabularies and provides people the escape they need from life's hard lessons. <BR/><BR/>I read the likes of Emily & Charlotte Bronte, I love Shakespeare and Sophoclese. But I also love Perez Hilton and TMZ. I guess I should admit defeat now. sigh. <BR/><BR/>:)PurpleCloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07933014134696608557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-66204879490437351272009-04-11T06:27:00.000-07:002009-04-11T06:27:00.000-07:00Haha...wow. That's all I can say. HahaHaha...wow. That's all I can say. HahaSara Raaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01196505323463444186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-8509306177329218472009-04-11T05:27:00.000-07:002009-04-11T05:27:00.000-07:00That's hilariously snobbish on the part of the Cor...That's hilariously snobbish on the part of the Cornell Sun! <BR/><BR/>Don't you hate having to justify an addiction to genre fiction? It's still snobbishly poo-pooed by many. You say you write, they ask what, you say SF/genre-of-your-choice and they say, after cricket-chirping pause, "Oh. That's...nice." And it's all they can do to either not curl their lip or look at you hopefully like the nice men with butterfly nets should be arriving soon.<BR/><BR/>The thing about fiction--of any flavor--is that it speaks of the human condition. It ALWAYS speaks of the human condition, whether the genre be romance, SF, fantasy, horror, mystery, or whatever.<BR/><BR/>Sure, some books and tales contain more depth. But how many prize-winning books have you been able to actually finish? How many "classic" books? If they are boring, maybe it's because they aren't that special, they're just OLD? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the post!writtenwyrddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02280711822302493122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37083420.post-78507528535860071682009-04-11T03:00:00.000-07:002009-04-11T03:00:00.000-07:00You're my hero.This post is made of awesome.You're my hero.<BR/><BR/>This post is made of awesome.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.com