4 thoughts on “Men are from Borders, Women are from Amazon”
Which begs the question:
Your watershed novel would be…?
Mine would be either “Jitterbug Perfume” by Tom Robbins or “Cider House Rules” by John Irving.
Both of which I read when I was (hmmm) in my late teens.
Re: Which begs the question:
The thing is, I’m as flabberghasted as the typical guy in that survey. I can’t seem to correlate a specific book with a watershed moment.
Honestly I would also have been confused by the question. I don’t see fiction as being a source of personal growth. It is fiction, after all. Fiction is commentary, or escape, or exploration, but at its core, fiction is UNTRUE. This is why I get so confused about people citing “State of Fear” or “DaVinci Code” in a factual sense.
This is from a voracious reader of fiction since early childhood. But for personal growth, I read non-fiction.
I’m with you.
There’s been some nonfiction that has changed my worldview, but fiction is fiction. Enjoyable, no doubt, wouldn’t want to live without it of course, but still fiction.
Which begs the question:
Your watershed novel would be…?
Mine would be either “Jitterbug Perfume” by Tom Robbins or “Cider House Rules” by John Irving.
Both of which I read when I was (hmmm) in my late teens.
Re: Which begs the question:
The thing is, I’m as flabberghasted as the typical guy in that survey. I can’t seem to correlate a specific book with a watershed moment.
Honestly I would also have been confused by the question. I don’t see fiction as being a source of personal growth. It is fiction, after all. Fiction is commentary, or escape, or exploration, but at its core, fiction is UNTRUE. This is why I get so confused about people citing “State of Fear” or “DaVinci Code” in a factual sense.
This is from a voracious reader of fiction since early childhood. But for personal growth, I read non-fiction.
I’m with you.
There’s been some nonfiction that has changed my worldview, but fiction is fiction. Enjoyable, no doubt, wouldn’t want to live without it of course, but still fiction.