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Classical Genre [Tuesday, 1st Period]
Rick did not look the least bit chagrined that in the midst of his Bund-fanboying he'd forgotten to hand out reading lists for this fortnight. Because that would be silly.
He was, however, hauling a large stack of books, around with him.
"Did you guys know that romance novels are the single most popular genre in modern fiction?" he asked, holding a book with a particularly lurid cover aloft. "And it's really not that hard to see why. Between the affordability, guarantee of a happy ending, and hopefully a saucy love scene or three, they're like candy. Delicious, heart-warming, non-fattening brain-candy."
There was no way he was going to be able to get away with claiming those novels weren't part of his personal collection. Especially not with the way he was cradling that book.
"However, being so large a field means that Sturgeon's Law is in full effect," Rick continued. "For every La Nora, there's an Angelica Desmenes. Or worse, since those are at least entertaining in their ridiculousness. Even when there's a good author at the helm, things can still go horribly wrong in the art department."
Rick tapped the cover of the book he was holding with one finger. "What I'd like you to do today is to take one of these books, and come up with what you think the story's about based solely on the cover. No peeking at the blurbs. Have fun."
"Also, for next week's class I want you guys to all go see a romantic movie. Doesn't have to be a chick flick, just something romantic. However, I don't want you to see any films involving creepy, stalker-riffic sparkly monsters and the co-dependent death-seekers who fixate on them," Rick said. "Unless they're unicorns. Unicorns are allowed to sparkle."
[OOC: OCD up.]
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He was, however, hauling a large stack of books, around with him.
"Did you guys know that romance novels are the single most popular genre in modern fiction?" he asked, holding a book with a particularly lurid cover aloft. "And it's really not that hard to see why. Between the affordability, guarantee of a happy ending, and hopefully a saucy love scene or three, they're like candy. Delicious, heart-warming, non-fattening brain-candy."
There was no way he was going to be able to get away with claiming those novels weren't part of his personal collection. Especially not with the way he was cradling that book.
"However, being so large a field means that Sturgeon's Law is in full effect," Rick continued. "For every La Nora, there's an Angelica Desmenes. Or worse, since those are at least entertaining in their ridiculousness. Even when there's a good author at the helm, things can still go horribly wrong in the art department."
Rick tapped the cover of the book he was holding with one finger. "What I'd like you to do today is to take one of these books, and come up with what you think the story's about based solely on the cover. No peeking at the blurbs. Have fun."
"Also, for next week's class I want you guys to all go see a romantic movie. Doesn't have to be a chick flick, just something romantic. However, I don't want you to see any films involving creepy, stalker-riffic sparkly monsters and the co-dependent death-seekers who fixate on them," Rick said. "Unless they're unicorns. Unicorns are allowed to sparkle."
[OOC: OCD up.]
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Helen was here and boggling at the covers. They were far more lurid than those of the few she'd read.
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