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[quote=Anonymous]I don’t agree this is either a “trend” or a new thing in lit fic. I don’t know how you want to define it, but if you look at the Pulitzer Prize winners, or the Booker winners, of the last 10-30 years, it’s a wide mix of styles. All deal with serious subjects but they’re not all “A Little Life” or something so extreme. There’s also been a pretty strong tragedy porn streak in lower brow works because difficult topics are often conflated with seriousness or importance. (Does anyone remember the joke from 30 Rock about a character starring in a movie literally called “Hard To Watch,” which was about every bad thing that could happen someone in poverty, because they knew it was a sure way to win an Oscar?!) Or because it’s seen as dramatic and emotional, even if the actual prose or story structure is not great. (Colleen Hoover is an example of this). [/quote]
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