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What is the difference between literature and genre fiction? What makes something "literature"? Why is Lord of the Rings and Narnia considered literature while other fantasy isn't? Why is Frankenstein literature when other sci-fi generally isn't? (Arguably Dune is). Why is Lovecraft considered literature when Stephen King is not? Same with 1984 vs. Hunger Games.

I'm not memeing, and I agree with the assessments, but I can't put my finger on why. What makes something literature?

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>>15613520
This is what is so strange. It's so easy to identify, yet so hard to quantify.

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I'm I'm Binghamton right now, be my friend famalam

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>That part in no longer human where he wins the longest human contest

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What the fuck happened here?

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