tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2926577765279695393.post2636779166032262050..comments2022-07-29T09:42:13.314+01:00Comments on Claire Watts: Disenchanted readernever enough bookshelveshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10354046623533487978noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2926577765279695393.post-34068743530954162011-01-28T20:42:48.423+00:002011-01-28T20:42:48.423+00:00anon- def something to be said for science in crit...anon- def something to be said for science in critic's technique. Seems like they should follow that A' level essay technique: tell us what you're going to say, then say it, then summarize what you've said! Don't really have the experience of telling teens and young adults, much easier with younger children who tend to just believe you when you tell them reading is necessary and good! Think maybe if they don't get it by teenage they need to come to it for themselves.<br /><br />Titus - yes please. I have an enduring love of fairy tales (feel another blog coming on) and have several books on them (Marina Warner, Bettelheim, Zipes, Neil Philip). However, think Jung and Freud may be beyond me (unless hugely abridged).never enough bookshelveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354046623533487978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2926577765279695393.post-51034432354334467472011-01-27T20:23:45.392+00:002011-01-27T20:23:45.392+00:00I have/had a great one on the origins/appeal/evolu...I have/had a great one on the origins/appeal/evolution of fairy tales (with super-duper illustrations) and if I can locate it I'll give you a loan. I suspect eldest daughter of 'borrowing' it a while back.<br />I hate it when you read a blurb and think 'yes' and then it's a huge disappointment. Should be able to sue.<br />Of course, there's always Jung and Freud. I can lay hands on my copy of 'Fairy Tales: Allegories of the Inner Life' by J C Cooper right now, if that's of interest...Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2926577765279695393.post-67369090042717828042011-01-27T19:56:37.889+00:002011-01-27T19:56:37.889+00:00Well, fantasy and untruths might have smg. to do w...Well, fantasy and untruths might have smg. to do w/ Christmas. I like fantasy, even as a middle aged bloke, Ian Fleming's bond fantasies are just the escape, like dancing to good music but books are more head than physical, seen?<br />Critical literature is a tough read when there isn't some kind of science in the critic's technique, would you not say?<br />I think Buddha may have first levitated with a book in his lap. That also inspires me to read more. Personally, reading certainly has not always been a pleasure but that's because I went to Uni and became a teacher. Reading to learn and remember for my profession is vital. So there is a frontier to young adult learners when we read to learn, rather than just for fun. What do you make of this? Any ideas in convincing teens and young adults in the importance of more reading for pure learning?<br /><br />If we can picture the scene, associate with characters, it all just becomes so easy. But, science is so hard to explain on page. Video and experimentation are inseparable. The twin towers falling or as most of us would cite, "What the Romans did for us". Sometimes I think that is more important. And youse?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com