So many attempts to define literary fiction vs genre just assume that literary fiction is always good
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Imagine a novel w/ a sensitive male protag & a lot to say about The Issues of Our Time but it's completely terrible. Still literary fiction
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You see, genre fiction relies on stock characters, whereas literary fiction runs the gamut from young writer guy to old writer guy
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Genre fiction leans too heavily on fanciful world building whereas literary fiction can take place anywhere from Brooklyn to Manhattan
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Replying to @eileencurtright @ClarkHat
The major difference, of course: people actually read genre fiction. Literary fiction exists to be reviewed.
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