tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954787269965393587.post5795661846401995127..comments2024-02-15T01:16:30.979-06:00Comments on Birds of a Writer: Is Fiction Getting too Easy?Sarehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01829472672254117776noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954787269965393587.post-36145108108463242442011-10-30T18:51:32.369-05:002011-10-30T18:51:32.369-05:00@ Kamille: No problem.
I understand what you mean...@ Kamille: No problem. <br />I understand what you mean, it could just be me, but many of the books I've read in school that are "above" the average reading level for my grade are actually really easy and not challenging. While on the other hand, the other half of the books I've read in school were challenging. <br /><br />I've seen books like those too. I think on one hand I prefer more simply written books to more challenging ones, especially when I'm reading for fun, but then complex books are sometimes fun too. <br /><br />@Annie: That sounds silly, no offense to your school or anything, but if they wanted you to find words you didn't know, they could have just given you a list and made you use them in a sentence after looking them up or whatever. <br /><br />I remember in my elementary school we had these reading groups that I think were based on your reading level, surprisingly, I was above the average reading level at the time but they never put me in the higher groups. But my brother who never read outside of school was put into the higher groups and he said the books they read weren't actually all the different from the ones I was reading. <br /><br />Personally, I think the whole thing is kinda silly. I think it differs from person to person on how "easy" books are. And I think that really most people can actually read above the "average" level or whatever for thier age group if they put their mind to it. But because most people never find reading worth it, most people end up at the same reading "age" levels because they're all forced to read the same books in school. Or something like that. Does that make sense?Sarehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01829472672254117776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954787269965393587.post-49549383965894165742011-10-30T13:46:02.124-05:002011-10-30T13:46:02.124-05:00Interesting article.
Personally, I find the ide...Interesting article. <br /><br />Personally, I find the idea of that books are "too easy" absolutely ridiculous. It reminds me of when I was in elementary school, and we were required to read books where there were a certain number of words per page we didn't understand. Since I had a higher than average reading level, I didn't get to read (for class, at least) books that really interested me. I just had to read books where I had to look up words. And that seemed to defeat the purpose.<br /><br />Frankly, I understand nearly every word I come across in books, and I'm totally okay with that. I still enjoy the book. I still think about the book. It still expands my thoughts. I still get a good experience from it. I still learn.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877078800904184885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6954787269965393587.post-17557703334689319052011-10-30T05:26:04.837-05:002011-10-30T05:26:04.837-05:00Thanks for posting the article.
I actually agree...Thanks for posting the article. <br /><br />I actually agree with this. I won't name them but I think books are lowering in reading age. There are still some awesome books out there too. <br /><br />But I don't think that a higher reading age means a better book. I've read some complex and densely written books which are awful and then some simply written books which are just brilliant.KamilleEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845951906601926878noreply@blogger.com