tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post5182412756106237718..comments2024-03-27T23:53:59.771-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: All love is good love (in writing as in life.)Leigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-52120249986190315632022-10-24T16:24:42.064-04:002022-10-24T16:24:42.064-04:00Another good post, Chris, and I agree whole-hearte...Another good post, Chris, and I agree whole-heartedly.<br /> <br />I'm not sure when genre labelling began, but I suspect bookstores started it after World War II. And it means nothing at all.<br /><br />At one time, I compiled a list of the books we assigned in the high school(s) where I taught, and most of them, even though we call them "classics," whatever that means, were romance, crime, western, or sci-fi. I'm thinking of Austen, the Brontes, Shakespeare, H. G. Wells, Aldous Huxley, George Orwell, Twain, Hawthorne, Dickens, and oh, so many others. <br /><br />I'll bet if you pointed out to a purist that most of Shakespeare's plays are murder mysteries (or, crime at the very least), he'd have a seizure. And don't forget Oedipus Rex, the first detective story...Steve Liskowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107703903536520140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-76633308685557118042022-10-24T13:04:46.489-04:002022-10-24T13:04:46.489-04:00Yes, welcome! About high vs. low art, a couple of ...Yes, welcome! About high vs. low art, a couple of nights ago the husband & I watched "Stadium Fluffy," the new standup comedy special from Gabriel Iglesias on Netflix, & I was so chuffed to hear him giving props to country music!Elizabeth Dearbornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69100226439891936762022-10-24T11:58:32.679-04:002022-10-24T11:58:32.679-04:00Welcome to Sleuthsayers, Chris! And I totally agr...Welcome to Sleuthsayers, Chris! And I totally agree. Good writing is good writing, no matter what the genre. Eve Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03015761600962360110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-29555513022997922152022-10-24T07:41:31.667-04:002022-10-24T07:41:31.667-04:00Welcome to Sleuthsayers! We're looking forward...Welcome to Sleuthsayers! We're looking forward to your blogs.Janice Lawnoreply@blogger.com