coyotemike

GAH! DRAMA! Is there any group that isn't full of useless drama? I've dropped all but two of the groups I was a part of, and am thinking of dropping those, too. The PSW group is normally fun, but lately has become filled with useless crap. And the book lovers group I'm in is becoming overrun with classic-lit snobs who think that if something isn't on the "CLASSICS" shelf in a bookstore, it isn't worth looking at. Well, I've been teaching lit for years, and I can tell you that there is far more great literature that wasn't written by dead Europeans, centuries ago. There is more coming out all the time. My prefered way of finding books is to check for first time authors, and I've found some wonderful gems that way. Frankly, sticking just to the classics is a sign of a closed mind.

And yes, I do enjoy some books that can be found at the grocery check-out. They can be a fun way to spend a few hours, even if they don't meet Dickensonian levels of literary greatness.

Actually, some other teachers and I are thinking of new lit classes we'd like to teach. Our latest idea was "Uncomfortable Lit" which would include the book that has the original "Brokeback Mountain" short story, a book on gay life in New York which includes some donkey sex, and we're looking for books on cannibalism, and a few other things. Anybody have any book suggestions?