| 1. Who is your favorite literary character, and why?
I'm quite found of Madam DeFarge from a Tale of Two Cities
2. What is your favorite poem, and/or a sample of a poem from your favorite poet?
"No poems now
just bruises"
by Gavin Dillard
3. Were the works of Shakespeare actually the writing of a single man?
yes
4. Is Huckleberry Finn a racist novel?
No, it spoke about race as Twain knew it.
5. What do you think is the dividing line between "classics" and modern literature?
A classic would have to last a minimum of 30 years, and still be read.
6. What is the dividing line between literary texts and genre fiction (horror, romance, sci-fi, etc.)
I think it's just a convenience to sub catagorize books by subject matter, sometimes you feel like a mystery, sometimes fantasy/sci fi.
7. What makes a good book?
Great characters, and a well defined world for them to interact.
8. Should books be made into movies? What's the best movie from a book you have seen?
Many books should, because when they work, it adds to both the book and film. There are too many I enjoy to name a best, Anna and the King, Auntie Mame, The Miracle Worker, Diary of Anne Franks, Rosemary's Baby, etc.
9. What was the worst book you were forced to read in school?
Fly Fishing in America, but generally the way schools tested what you read in assigned books, nearly killed any desire for reading for pleasure. I loathed both Great Expectations and a Tale of Two Cities in Jr. High School, but now I read them with pleasure.
10. How much influence does literature have on society, morals, life, etc.?
not sure |