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 Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:45 pm
Next one?
Question Nine: A novel titled Interior Mirror is released to mammoth commercial success (despite middling reviews). However, a curious social trend emerges: Though no on can prove a direct scientific link, it apears that almost 30 percent of the people who read this book immediately become homosexual. Many of these newfound homosexualscredit the book for helping them reach this conclusion about their orientation, despite the fact that Interior Mirror is ostensibly a crime novel with no homoerotic content (and was written by a straight man). Would this phenomenon increase (or decrease) the likelihood of you reading this book?
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:36 am
For question #8: I'd have to go with, it wouldn't stop me from marrying them. As Scoot has said, we all have quirks, and many of us tend to quote things when we talk. Heck, even TV shows, if they run long enough, will spoof/quote Star Wars in some way or another. It's part of our culture.
For question #9: It would have no factor on whether or not I would read the book. If I read the description and it sounds interesting, I'll read it for stories sake. I'm not one to pick up a book just because it's popular or has some weird quirk to it. neutral
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:07 am
Funky_Monk13 Next one? Question Nine: Would this phenomenon increase (or decrease) the likelihood of you reading this book?I don't read that much unless I have to or find the book extrememly interesting and to my taste. I don't think the trend would either increase or decrease my chances of reading the book. It would be purely based on if I found the book interesting. I'm more of a hard core fantasy or horror/gore reader than a crime novel reader anyway..
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 8:59 am
I think that since it isn't in the category of books I read I probably wouldn't read it either way either....interestingly enough let's say the book were Harry potter something everyone has read. if this phenomenon happened when you read harry would you still read it?
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:17 pm
Really, if it sounds interesting, I'll read it. If not, then I won't.
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:22 pm
I hardly read at all. blaugh So if it isn't that homosexual factor that gets me not to read it, it's the fact that I have little free time.
And even if I had free time, like everyone is saying, it'd depend on how interesting the book is, itself.
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:10 am
Quote: If this phenomenon happened when you read a book of your favorite category would you still read it? Sure, why not? I doubt I'd be part of the percentage anyway. blaugh
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:47 pm
Kita Cloud Sure, why not? I doubt I'd be part of the percentage anyway. blaugh I was thinking that, too. 3nodding Next question. ^^
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:47 pm
personally I dont' really like this question
Question 10:
This is the opening line of Jay McInerney's Bright Lights, Big City: "You are not the kind of guy who would be in a place like this at this time of the morning." Think about that line in the context of the Novel (assuming you've read it). Now go to your CD collection and find Heart's Little Queen album (assuming you have it). Listen to the opening riff to "Barracuda." Which of these two introductions is a higher form of art?
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:00 pm
Do you happen to have the opening quote for the CD? What's the book about? This question doesn't seem very good given that some people might not know the book or the CD or both... sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:03 pm
I didn't even know the first one was a book. xd
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Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 9:46 pm
Given that I've only ever heard the song I'd say the song is...and trust me Kita the rest of the song isn't that great of a form of art. But the bass line is really cool in the beginning.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:23 am
I think the song is alright, but I've never heard of or read/seen any of the other things so... No comment.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 9:16 am
Just read a blurb about what the novel is about (a page summery if you will) and part of the song. I will say that both have their merits and pitfalls, Monk. So I have no judgment as to which is a greater form of art as each is unique in it's own way for different reasons.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 3:00 pm
It's really not that great a question, he should have used a song that everyone is aware of and a book that everyone is familiar with.
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