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Has anything affected the choice of novel you choose to read?
Before I did an a level English Literature course last year , I was happy to read simple stories - or perhaps I should say read stories simply. The more
complex novels were enjoyed simply for the quality of the story ; and the 'pulp fiction' style literature was equally enjoyable , again for the same reasons
Yet now that I am more knowledgable as to the literary devices used (or in some cases clearly omitted) by authors , I find myself picking holes in the books I reqad , shaking my head at missed opportunities on behalf of the author , or at the simplified language used to convey the story to me.
Having read more 'high-brow' novels like Wise Children and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest and poetry by Blake and Duffy
the books I read before feel far more 'unworthy' to be read , and obviously my enjoyment of them has suffered as a consequence.
Has anyone else had similar experiences?
Before I did an a level English Literature course last year , I was happy to read simple stories - or perhaps I should say read stories simply. The more
complex novels were enjoyed simply for the quality of the story ; and the 'pulp fiction' style literature was equally enjoyable , again for the same reasons
Yet now that I am more knowledgable as to the literary devices used (or in some cases clearly omitted) by authors , I find myself picking holes in the books I reqad , shaking my head at missed opportunities on behalf of the author , or at the simplified language used to convey the story to me.
Having read more 'high-brow' novels like Wise Children and One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest and poetry by Blake and Duffy
the books I read before feel far more 'unworthy' to be read , and obviously my enjoyment of them has suffered as a consequence.
Has anyone else had similar experiences?