In the weeks since Alice Munro’s death, I’ve been thinking about this paradox: While she won the Nobel Prize and the highest respect of reviewers, she never won the hearts of the mass market audience. Why? Hmmm . . . should we start by thinking about the reasons we are drawn to stories? I would like to propose a taxonomy of the reasons to read stories. Knowing that teachers have used Bloom’s Taxonomy of Educational Objectives since the 1950s, wouldn’t it be great if we had a similar tool to use when discussing why we read stories? Tell me what you think!
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"Reading is the creative center of a writer's life." — Stephen King
Great idea! Love to see what you and your readers come up with. Always a creative post from you!