Feelings/Emotions and Literature

[cacian]

Is there such a thing as literary contentment? Is one satisfied literally and therefore fulfilled emotionally?

[cacian]

I guess not. There are many books that create an atmosphere of despair rather then satisfy and therefore leads to disapointment.

[osho]

I guess not. There are many books that create an atmosphere of despair rather then satisfaction.

This is the interesting topic cacain, and in fact you always raise interesting topics and I find it a thrill to join you in the discuss some nuanced ideas. Of course we immensely feel despaired rather than delighted and when I read some books. For example when I read Ulysses I always wanted to put down. Yet the thrill that I am was reading a great classic was there and I persisted reading despairingly

[cacian]

Hi osho and nice chatting to you too.
Ulysses if I recall I found emotionally detached because of its ideology.
Why did you want to put it down?