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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This person posed the suggestion that books like Theo of Golden are “boomer lit” and I like her explanation.

The comments on TikTok and Instagram suggest some other titles like The Correspondant, The Road to Tender Thoughts, and Beartown.

It’s not saying they’re all poorly written, but they are feel-good stories written by and for old, white people.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYXb5FvIQTA/[/quote]

I loved all these books and I am neither old nor white. [/quote]
Okayyyyy. Did you watch the video? What are your thoughts aside from your self-centered response?[/quote]

Yes, I did watch the video and I think it is very condescending and offensive to put people in boxes based on what they like. Books, music, movies etc are incredibly personal and speak to us (and affect us) in different ways. The same book/movie might affect the same person in different ways ways based on their life experience or what they have been through. Yeah so as an immigrant, PoC, woman, I did like the books. I like to read fiction to enjoy and entertain and don’t want misery and trauma porn. I like to read about the power of kindness, compassion and community. Same as how I enjoyed many Becky Chambers books and you can argue they are liberal message fiction. Is that enough?[/quote]

Love this response!! I agree that the need to label people and put them in boxes is detrimental to us all. I’m not going to watch the video because I don’t want to give clicks to this sad way of thinking.

Aren’t authors instructed to “write what you know”? [/quote]

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