So I just watched this really good movie, Toy Story 3, and immediately noticed that facebook announced bravely the two or three "friends" who had also seen it discussing how great it was. I had a post myself all ready to click.
Then it struck me, the other day I completed a book, unpenguiny - "A Fraction of a Whole" Man Booker Shortlisted Aussie tale by Steve Toltz or something, utterly brilliant. Like really enjoyable, a great story, brilliant self conscious style, memorable and gloriously twisted characters and nice binding philosophic dialogue and philosophy underpinning it all.
But I would have never contemplated posting on it. Why...why is it that it is ok to post on movies but not books.
Am I that convinced my friends are morons? My friend, the genius, Giles, posts all intellectual styles all the time. Rdoc and Johnny post on their artistic accomplishments. Everyone posts on work and thesis progress. As far as I can tell, strangely, books - which as us popular penguin enjoyers will testify to, can evoke more profound emotions than movies can ever hope to project - are a bit of a taboo topic.
What is the reason? You can post a quote happily, but I have rarely seen emotion expressed about how great a book is. I am genuinely interested. Tell me. What is the reason?
Thursday, July 1, 2010
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