Conflict (Caturday Questions)

Big Cat, Little Cat

(Adam has left posting this week’s Big Cat Little, Little Cat up to me. I hope I’ve done as good a job as he does.)

Can’t We All Just Get Along?

Most of us who love to read have a favorite genre. A kind of book we reach for before anything else when we’re looking for something new. A kind of book we return to again and again when we’re looking for comfort. But as writers and readers know, there’s a lot of judgement passed about the value of some types of books. What is it that makes us decide that the bodice ripper someone picks up while in the grocery store is less valuable than the new biography of some famous historical figure? Or that books without pictures are more valuable than graphic novels? Why did the New York Times add a Children’s Best Sellers list after the popularity of the Harry Potter books meant that one-fifth of the titles on the Best Sellers list were part of the Harry Potter series?

What kinds of books do you love? What genres do you avoid? Which genres will you explore only with the very solid recommendation of someone you trust? And what two genres would be in your ideal crossover book?

Description

Two cats, who don’t always get along sit next to each other on a pillow. On the left, in the front of the frame is an orange cat with darker orange stripes taking up most of the frame. He is Big Cat, and he is smiling with admiration at his companion. In spite of his adoration, he does not like it when Little Cat tries to talk about s-e-x. Next to him, on the right side of the frame is a grey cat with dark colored stripe. He is Little Cat and he looks as though he is grudgingly allowing Little Cat in his presence.

First Panel

Little Cat asks Big Cat, “You ever notice how the romance section and the sci-fi section are always together in the bookstore?

Second Panel

Big Cat: “I guess so. Why?

Little Cat: “I’ve always wanted to read a story where a romance reader and a sci-fi reader meet in the space in between.”

Third Panel

Big Cat: “And…go on adventures?”

Little Cat: “Sure! Or bang like a pair of cymbals. I guess it depends on which section you want the resulting book to be shelved in.”

Fourth Panel

Big Cat: “You could have both. Then different parts of the series would be shelved in different sections…leading to,”

Little Cat: “Life imitating art?”