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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?
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Forgettability is completely a personal matter. What sticks in one person's memory as a pivotal story disappears almost instantly from another's.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Posts: 9912 | Registered: Nov 2005
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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.
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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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