Member LitReact

At one time or another we've all finished a book, short story or some other work of fiction, and wondered what it was all about. Other times we have our own view on a piece and are curious how other people reacted to the story. Lit React is an attempt by readers to help ourselves and other readers find meaning in literature and fiction. To make sense out of story, some reason (but not too much) out of rhyme.

Essentially Lit React is a collection of thoughts on what different stories mean. You may disagree that stories have meaning, or on the meaning ascribed to a particular story, or even that we can define meaning in a greater ontological sense. There's a lot of room for disagreement when it comes to stories and meaning and big L's and small l's and what theory to use and which group may or may not be marginalized by such and such a dialectic.

Lit React isn't about the disagreements. It's about that time you read until 3 in the morning, put the book down and in a sudden twist of ephemeral something, everything you read just fell into place; and then sharing this feeling of figuring out something wonderful with others.

It is hoped that Lit React benefits all readers who may be a little bewildered and all students of words who may be a little lost.

The different reviews posted here on LibraryThing are excerpts from the reactions posted by different readers on Lit React.