All good writers create pieces that are timeless, that can be enjoyed no matter the day and age. I think alot of OSC work covers that to a key - Homecoming for sure, Enders game, but are there any that might not?
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
Treasure box. It was a good book, but in the end it is easily forgettable.
Posted by Orson Scott Card (Member # 209) on :
Forgettability is completely a personal matter. What sticks in one person's memory as a pivotal story disappears almost instantly from another's.
Posted by JLM (Member # 7800) on :
I really liked Treasure Box. For the first part you think you are reading a romance/mystery/spy thriller only to discover about half way through you are actually reading a mystic/sci-fi/horror thiller. Because of the mid-story plot twist, I think this could be a great film, as long of the knuckle headed ad agencies don't spoil it with the trailers.
Posted by vonk (Member # 9027) on :
For me, what makes a book "forgetable" (I'm not really sure if any books I've read are really forgetable) is how much I can apply the story to my own life. In Treasure Box I couldn't relate to the main characters as well as in other novels, not because they weren't interesting, but because their lives differed so much from mine. So I don't think of the story often, but I wouldn't say it is "forgetable."
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I agree. I really liked TB,(treasure box, just to clarify) but in the end, I think of it as just another good book. If it were made into a film, it would be completely up to the writers, directors, and producers to make it timeless.
Posted by Flaming Toad on a Stick (Member # 9302) on :
I withdraw the word forgettable from my earlier post-it was poorly worded.
Posted by 0range7Penguin (Member # 7337) on :
I think a book is never forgotten as long as there are still people who enjoy taking it off there shelf from time to time, dusting it off, and rereading it.
Posted by RunningBear (Member # 8477) on :
I reread every book I own whether I like it or not, simply because I am bored, and go through books way, way, too fast. Plenty of them are forgettable though.
I'm not trying to be disagreeable, just stating a thought.
Posted by Orincoro (Member # 8854) on :
quote:Originally posted by Orson Scott Card: Forgettability is completely a personal matter. What sticks in one person's memory as a pivotal story disappears almost instantly from another's.
I met a girl in one of my classes, and developed a crush. We spent the whole quarter working together, studying, etc. Afterwords we lost touch, but I saw her a year or so later and she had forgotten my name! But jeers to that because I have subsequently forgotten her name too, and now I feel much better about the whole thing. Posted by Jimbo the Clown (Member # 9251) on :
I think a timeless book is one that anyone can pick up and learn from...
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
quote:Originally posted by vonk: For me, what makes a book "forgetable" (I'm not really sure if any books I've read are really forgetable) is how much I can apply the story to my own life. In Treasure Box I couldn't relate to the main characters as well as in other novels, not because they weren't interesting, but because their lives differed so much from mine. So I don't think of the story often, but I wouldn't say it is "forgetable."
Wow. This is completely unlike my experience with it.
Posted by CRash (Member # 7754) on :
I also had problems connecting with TB because I couldn't relate to Quentin. I've always had goals, places I want to go in life, so the idea of not knowing what to do was utterly foreign to me. Much of what I do is also determined by what money I can spare, which was basically a non-issue in the book.
Because I didn't relate to the main character, it was hard for me to place myself in his position, which is what I try to do with any work I read. I just couldn't connect. With books like Ender's Game and Enchantment, however, I can relate more easily to the characters, and so those books have more meaning to me.
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