https://livesteven.com/2026/05/14/are-there-truly-literature-charts-like-there-are-pop-charts-is-rating-a-classic-book-over-or-under-the-consensus-level-the-vain-game-i-think-it-is-is-the-term-classic-already-playing-that/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-05-14T14:51:50+00:00Are there truly literature charts like there are pop charts? Is rating a ‘classic’ book (over or under the consensus level) the vain game I think it is? Is the term ‘classic’ already playing that vain game?dailyprompt, writing, literature, books, book-review, fiction, autobiography, dailyprompt-2761, the-classic, frank-kermode, value-judgements-in-literaturehttps://livesteven.com/2026/05/13/i-know-what-gives-pleasure-can-never-be-simple-lets-consider-how-we-react-to-the-effect-of-words-working-together-to-evoke-vision-sound-sensation-and-tangled-meanings/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-05-13T15:02:09+00:00I know what ‘gives pleasure’ can never be simple. Let’s consider how we react to the effect of words working together to evoke vision, sound, sensation and tangled meanings.dailyprompt, poetry, writing, poem, poems, literature, dailyprompt-2766, blooming-us, kane-benjamin-crookes, first-readings