Sumtimesagr8notion

Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jadztth wrote

Are people who like this kind of stuff generally new readers, or people who don't read very often?

I'm trying to find out how exactly people enjoy cheesy books like these. And I have nothing against science fiction, I love Bradbury, Stanislaw Lem, Philip K Dick, JG Ballard, Gene Wolfe, etc. But this particular brand of science fiction, with cheesy humor and dialogue and awful prose, I just don't really understand who the intended audience is. STEM lord's? Facebook moms?

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jaagsa5 wrote

There are different writing styles and hers works for her. That's why the same person can appreciate Hemingway and Faulkner even though they're on two different sides of the spectrum.

And sorry for implying you have poor reading comprehension. I see now that I did originally misinterpret your post

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jaaedwz wrote

Her writing is right on par with Dickens, Hardy, Austen, and of course her sisters, as far as prose goes. I just don't think there is anything about it that stands out as over written or pretentious.

She took her time writing the story. Big deal.

And I don't know where your aggression is coming from, you're like a weird mixture of an English major and a gym-bro. I've never seen anything like it.

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Sumtimesagr8notion t1_jaaa5hh wrote

Why are you calling me a chump? Wth?

No Jane Eyre is like entry level literary fiction. A lot of people read it in their teens. Maybe you're just used to reading contemporary genre fiction? I don't need to re read to remember that Jane Eyre was a very easy read.

I actually just googled it and Jane Eyre is listed as an 8th grade reading level

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