Defining something as a real book is hard to do. There are many different types of things to read it's hard to say if they would be considered a book. Obviously something that is written as a novel is a book. Fiction, Fantasy, Non-Fiction, Bibliography- these are all types of books that you can find that are usually over 150 pages. What about the childrens books that are 20 pages filled with big pictures and only 5 words per page? Are these real books? I personally believe that this type of visual text should be considered a book. They help children learn basic skills like colors and shapes. With out these books then no one would have started to learn at a young age and life would be a lot harder. Comic books are a different story however. I don't really know what to consider them but I wouldn't say everyone is or isn't a book. I think it really depends on how long the comic is. If its just a one page comic then no thats not a book, possibly a story, but not a book. However, there are comics that are 20 pages long that take a while to read because of all the information through out all the pages. Honestly, I don't like comics. The only comics that I enjoy are The Farside, but other than that I do not like them. Children's books are fine because I believe they can teach valuable lessons while comics are meerly for entertainment.
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Kristin, I appreciate your honesty and I can identify with the questions/assumptions you have regarding certain texts. It's difficult to define what makes something notable or literary. This is one of the questions I hope we can explore in our class. Great blogging!
Kids books have always been a form of education from the earliest forms on, now though, they are a lot "nicer". I'm not a comic book fan either, never really was as a kid,I left that to my brothers-lol
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