BIBLIOPHILIC (UN)SAINTLINESS

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Generally speaking, I love all the people who use the library. Generally speaking. But ever since Bill Bryson we know that this is “always a dangerous thing to do, generally speaking”. True enough, most library users are really nice people. Yet, there are also those that turn even angelic me into a raving termagant. In the past two years I’ve accumulated enough experience to be able to divide these weirdoes into the following groups:

                                                   

Group 1. The pseudo-intellectuals.

Group 2. The complicated.

Group 3. The know-it-alls.

From Page to Premiere - From Bestseller to Franchise

 

 

In my last post I talked about the fascination the Irish have with their old folk tales and legends. But the Irish aren’t the only ones captivated by stories like these. The rest of the world also seems to be particularly interested in this kind of genre at the moment. Is it possible that we still crave for stories about other worlds? And could this also be a reason for the hype with franchises like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Twilight and The Hunger Games? In recent years, there has been a boom in fantasy and science fiction. As a fan I’ve been following the development of books made into movies and unfortunately also into franchises.