Bad example; sorry.

Let’s say someone said “Harry defeated Voldemort because Jesus was on his side.”

Sure, they could ramble for hours about how Harry is a Christ figure—or maybe Dumbledore and/or Snape are Christ figures who supported Harry—but at the end of the day, that’s explicitly not what happened. That’s them twisting a narrative to say what they wanted it to say and mean what they wanted it to mean. That’s not valid. That’s like saying “The United States Declaration of Independence says I have the right to own slaves because having other people do my work for me would allow me to pursue my happiness.” Like, sometimes your interpretation is just wrong.

Used to be impervious to this as a child. My parents would be in the car calling my name over and over to get my attention and I just wouldn't hear them at all. As an adult, I can't tune out surroundings anymore. Wah!

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Be careful with #9 (read out loud), the book discussed (in my Reddit feed) before this is a extremely racist book titled Little Black Sambo.

They have a right to be wrong. Also it's a fun way to ramp up an argument: "It's ok, you're allowed to be wrong."

They're dismissing your feelings because you're being unreasonable.

That’s exactly what happened and regurgitating the common interpretations of Flaubert was such a hallow victory!

The right to annotate with 'lmao dumbass'

When an author writes 3 pages detailing the leaf hanging from a tree branch then the author is waisting ink. I've found Zane Grey wrote this way. To much time on the unimportant.

Maybe your professor didn't believe you should be allowed to make your own interpretations, and was marking you down for not mindlessly regurgitating his own opinions back to him.

They have the right to try, though.

I despise hardcovers simply because I find it too fidgetdy to hold while reading. I have like 2 books that I have not finished because they are hardcover.

You see, you can’t do that here! You’re guilty of the same thing I did a few days ago, which was responding seriously to a sarcastic comment. My “sin” was not realizing it was meant in jest. As posters mocked me for having it go over my head, I honestly replied “I have no sense of humor.” And that statement has generated plenty of upvotes. You’re already getting downvoted, and my downvotes are still climbing several days later! 🤷🏻‍♀️

It depends entirely on how much you like reading about things like xenophobia, bigotry, and antisemitism. And classism. Never forget classism.

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I almost failed world literature in college because I stubbornly continued to share MY interpretations of “classic” works on essay exams.

Any of them good? (good in this sense meaning applicable to literary theory, writing, etc?)

I'm sure our era's posting records and messages will be fished back out for cash by our descendents. Like genaeology+

He's no mozart?

Exactly. Even if it’s Saturday night.

IMO, there’s nothing better than being alone on a Saturday night, in comfy jammies, curled up on the couch as it snows outside, while you immerse yourself in the book of your choice.

TIL that T.S. Eliot was either a liar or a cad.

What a big brain move loll

Hah, I'm a little tougher these days when it comes to horror movies, so maybe I'll give it another shot! I love the weirdness and occasional silliness of horror movies, especially older ones. And tbh Seth Green, even when just starting out, is always a fun watch.

Sometimes love just ain’t enough. ☹️