Nov. 12th, 2008

eleneariel: (reading is the key)
I was reading the American Libraries magazine and saw a blip of discussion about a new genre - the  "post 9/11" novel. They were predicting that a capstone work will emerge soon and essentially kill the genre, much like The Road's affect on post-apocalyptic fiction, not that I've noticed a dearth of post-apocalyptic novels and anyway I thought The Road was Horrible with a capital H, but that's another topic for another day.

So - have you read any post-9/11 fiction? I know of quite a few books that would qualify, but I don't think I've read any. I don't think I'd really care to. It hits a little too close to home and I prefer my fiction further removed from life.

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Nov. 12th, 2008 09:34 pm
eleneariel: (walk the line: looking back)
Inglehart hypothesized that when people grew up in relative abundance, their social values - what they wanted out of life - changed. People who knew that their basic needs were satisfied would gradually adopt different values from those who lived with scarcity. Hungry people cared about survival, Inglehart said. But those who grew up in abundance would be more concerned with self-expression. Those who lived in times of depression and joblessness esteemed economic growth. Those who knew plenty were more concerned about the environment and individual choice.


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