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To me, LitFic is fiction that is not a "page turner" (i.e. a story with only very direct surface themes, that gets you to the next page via suspense, but doesn't make you think about anything outsi...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T00:32:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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HedgeMage
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2019-12-08T00:32:49Z (almost 5 years ago)
To me, LitFic is fiction that is not a "page turner" (i.e. a story with only very direct surface themes, that gets you to the next page via suspense, but doesn't make you think about anything outside the context of the book itself), and is written to have serious shelf life (i.e. is both relevant and understandable to future generations). LitFic can also be genre fiction (some of Heinlein's work comes to mind, scifi but definitely LitFic), but isn't usually (it's harder for genre fiction to remain relevant to a wide audience over time).
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2010-11-19T16:02:42Z (about 14 years ago)
Original score: 4