How much politics do you like in your books?
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Re: How much politics do you like in your books?
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Yes ofcourse politics are now part of our society so it should be part of booksExcitedreads wrote:Politics is a way of life. And it's something you can't get away from... so some insight is good. To me though, it shouldn't overpower the overall theme of the book.... unless it's a politically themed book of course. And it should be in lay man's terms that most adult readers can understand.. in my opinion of course.
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Yes I believe that tooTrina Higgs wrote:I really don't mind politics in books at times because it shows history and can give certain characters more of a voice. What I don't like is when authors try to push an agenda. Politics has it's limits but it is part life.
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It is tempting to hate books or movies with political issues because they are draining but we can not really totally exclude ourselves from politics.ReadingRebecca wrote:Not too much on the politics for me unless it is fictional. Then I can find it quite interesting. For example, the show House of Cards is very political, but everyone in it is fictional. So I could enjoy the same in a book.
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Yes! I would like that tooIzesicle wrote:I like satire but I typically avoid politics in my pleasure reading.
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After studying literature through different eras of history, I learned the importance of politics, religion, and other cultural observations in fiction. All genres of literature read as a road map of history as they are built with the struggles, beliefs, and even political views of the authors who wrote them.
Personally, I do not enjoy books that have a political main focus, whether I agree with the views or not. But I do enjoy the depth that political views bring to characters and situations in stories. Understanding a character's political views may help the reader understand why he/she makes certain choices. That understanding adds to the overall believability of a book or short story.
In the end, I also think that, despite a person's background, culture, nationality, heritage, etc., politics plays a major role in society, and for that reason, it is inescapable in good fiction.
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