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zephre (zephre) wrote,
@ 2008-03-21 19:11:00

Entry tags:

books, fandom, meta

Friday Meta re-post: Reading in a Connected World
A re-post from October, when I was confronted with some interesting comments on the issue of fan entitlement and authorial privilege in the fan-book relationship.

reading in a connected world:

But does having such immediate and pseudo-intimate access to an author cause a shift in the way I read their books? Can knowing details of the book's long writing process alter the essential interpretation of the words on the page? Do authorial comments at readings or in blogs trump the basic text, or merely augment the reader/fan experience?

I may have more to say on this if it gets any discussion... It's mostly questions now.

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iulia_linnea
2008-03-22 09:44 pm UTC (link)

I have to admit that I'm more inclined to forgive certain writing tics in an author I "know" than I would be for one I don't. Of course, I'd rather not know about an author before I read her work because it does tend to affect my reading experience. I like to engage texts, themselves, and then, maybe, reread them having learned something of the authors; that lends a depth to the experience that I wouldn't want upon first reading something because, as a Reader-Response girl, I'm more interested in how I approach a text than its author does.

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	zephre 2008-03-23 12:30 am UTC (link)
	I think that also goes for an author I "know" by reading tons of their work. A late-comer to a series may be thrown by quirks that long-time readers enjoy, you know? I agree that the primary relationship should be (must be) that between the Reader and the Text. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)