Literary Fiction Why do we have to read this? Did the author really mean to do that? Literary Fiction Who says this is good??

Literary Commercial Let’s consider Solely to entertain It’s fun! Makes the reader think Might be more difficult May need to read it more than once. Solely to entertain It’s fun! Quick read

Literary Commercial Pushes us deeply into the real world in order to show us something Takes us away from the real world

Literary Commercial Shows us how the world really is Shows us how the world should be

Literary Commercial Reinforces our stereotypes about the world Makes us question our beliefs/observations about the world Reinforces our stereotypes about the world

Literary Commercial Has a theme which is an insight about life or “the human condition” Has a moral/ending that confirms the conventional views of the world

Works can fall anywhere on this scale Brain candy! Junk food for the brain . . Nutritious– sometimes an acquired taste Literary Fiction Commercial Fiction