NP - Cat Person

[John Bailey]

It's made a lot of men (and some women) very angry. It's a short story
that's gone viral (the first?) and so opinions are many.
As Mark mentioned the other weird thing is that some people are
calling it an 'article' or 'essay' rather than fiction, and responding
as such. Which is bizarre in itself, but also makes discussing it
harder because there's a few Eng Lit 101 things that are skipped over
- the protagonist's isn't the authorial view, for instance, and the
moral ambiguities of the piece aren't necessarily a fault.

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Laura Kelber <laurakelber at gmail.com> wrote:
> A very astute, well-written, dead-on accurate rendering of thoughts and
> feelings that most women who've dated have experienced, more or less. But
> that very accuracy renders it less memorable. I gather that men experience
> this story in a different way?
>
> Laura
>
> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 6:53 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Reminds --in immediate diverse responses, including the will-never-die
>> confusion of fiction with non-fiction by many readers--of Shirley
>> Jackson's
>> New Yorker story, The Lottery.
>>
>> John is so right about it being some kind of cultural symbol as well
>> as a short story. I love 'is shit...
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Dec 11, 2017, at 3:07 AM, John Bailey <sundayjb at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > If you've heard anything about this New Yorker short story (or if you
>> > haven't) it's worth reading now before you develop too many
>> > preconceptions. I've never seen a piece of fiction trend on Twitter,
>> > inspire memes, and turn social media into a place for passionate
>> > literary debate from both pro- and anti- camps. I certainly
>> > flip-flopped many times while reading it myself, but I think it's very
>> > helpful to go in without knowing what to expect. You'll hear people
>> > talking about it soon.
>> > https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/12/11/cat-person
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