Light but not (too) dumb
This is an eclectic list of books to read when you're just not in the mood for something heavy or overly depressing, but don't want a lot of eye-rolling moments either. It can be a thriller, romance, chick-lit, family saga, memoir, non-fiction, or anything else that's enjoyable and easy to read.
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Dec 24, 2012 11:24pm
With Love, The Argentina Family: Memories of Tango and Kugel; Mate with Knishes
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This is just a random assortment of books. Very few of them even coordinate to the list. Poor poor list.
I have to agree with most of them; a lot of items in this list cannot be labeled light.But of course, isn't lightness subjective?
Emma wrote: "I'm forced to conclude that some people just go around adding their favorite books indiscriminately to every list they can find."That is definitely true. I have noticed it over and over too.
I'm forced to conclude that some people just go around adding their favorite books indiscriminately to every list they can find.
Les Mis is a really heavy book. Someone who has actually read the book knows that it is way more intense than the musical. The musical is sad/depressing yet in most ways much lighter than the book. Whomever put this book on the list was not (too) intelligent.
Maybe it's light as in a light read? Like, easier to handle than, say, War and Peace. If so, some of these should NOT be on here.
Stephanie wrote: "I was surprised by some of the books here. Tis list is supposed to be for not-too-heavy books. And, for example, The Book Theif for me was a really thought-provoking and powerful book. Anything tha..."
I agree as some of these books are anything but light IMO.
I agree as some of these books are anything but light IMO.
I agree with you here. What about the Wally Lamb books on the list. They are both definitely NOT light at all. lol
Ya but, Pillars of the Earth(murder, broken lives), To Kill a Mockingbird (racism, bigotry), Animal Farm (totalitarian rule, betrayal), The Count of Monte Cristo (false imprisonment, more murder), I could go on, but...at this point I'm forced to the conclusion that some people have a totally different view of a "light read" than I do.
Possibly the people who voted for "Lord of the Flies" think it's a simple adventure story and don't understand the underlying message?
Okay....I'm very much a "to each their own" sort of guy, but I'm now forced to the conclusion that either there are a large number of people with a sense of irony...or they just don't understand the point of this list as I do/did. Murder, racism, death...all "light but not too dumb" oooookkkkaaaayyyyy.
Deb wrote: "I wouldn't even call the Harry Potter books "light". Light is the opposite of dark, surely?"I believe they don't mean that kind of light. I think they mean books where you don't really have to think about (like Harry Potter). Not hard to read, simple.
Lobstergirl wrote: "I'm trying to figure out how to add the Book of Job."How about some Samuel Beckett?
Mike wrote: "As I said...just wondering about it. Either the words meant something totally different to some, or....well, I suppose that maybe they just didn't read the heading"I thought of adding The Crucible and Last Exit to Brooklyn. Or perhaps Journal of the Plague Year.
As I said...just wondering about it. Either the words meant something totally different to some, or....well, I suppose that maybe they just didn't read the heading
Alice wrote: "Margarida wrote: "Lord of the Flies is light since when?"Oh, very true! That is not light either."
There's at least 5 books in this list that I would never classified as light.
Mike wrote: "That's what I find interesting about "these lists". I like to see the differences in what we think. For me the idea of something being a light read implied a certain amount of humor, not too seriou..."
We think alike on what light should mean here. I think sometimes people don't carefully read what is asked and I have been guilty of the same.
We think alike on what light should mean here. I think sometimes people don't carefully read what is asked and I have been guilty of the same.
That's what I find interesting about "these lists". I like to see the differences in what we think. For me the idea of something being a light read implied a certain amount of humor, not too serious as well as not so deep. Then I saw books dealing with fairly serious topics. It says to me that the actual phrase meant something different to each of us. As "Spock" would say...."fascinating".
Stephanie wrote: "I was surprised by some of the books here. Tis list is supposed to be for not-too-heavy books. And, for example, The Book Theif for me was a really thought-provoking and powerful book. Anything tha..."
I agree. Some of these books made me cry and IMO that is not light.
I agree. Some of these books made me cry and IMO that is not light.
I was surprised by some of the books here. Tis list is supposed to be for not-too-heavy books. And, for example, The Book Theif for me was a really thought-provoking and powerful book. Anything that takes place in Nazi Germany isn't light. And My Sister's Keeper wasn't light either. Right. So my point? None.
I hope I wasn't an annoyance. I suppose I just wished to express my dissagreement. And I suppose that would be my point.
Right. Have a good day.
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