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And I am saying that storytelling is more important..... Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 20/02/2012 04:52:39 AM
Novels like Huck Finn (the greatest American novel in history) work first and foremost because of the quality of the story. If readers reject this, they never get to the other qualities you cite.

Also, be careful about what "literary elites" talk about. The vast majority of folks could care less about those novels because frankly, many are boring as sin, regardless of the scope and meaning.
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Brandon Sanderson plans 36 books in his 'Cosmere' setting Werthead - 19/02/2012 11:45:24 AM 4927 Views
Was Sanderson created by the Writng Gods to counter balance GRRM? Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 05:13:07 PM 1694 Views
A modern Moorcock, eh ? *NM* Orange - 19/02/2012 05:39:00 PM 749 Views
I just wish he'd be done with the RJ shit and go back to writing his own books. Tom - 19/02/2012 05:40:59 PM 1614 Views
well, the publication date for that book is set somewhere a year from now.. jh - 19/02/2012 07:48:58 PM 1492 Views
Agreed on both points..... Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 08:00:41 PM 1595 Views
Well, but he is a "fluff" writer from a literary standpoint Tom - 20/02/2012 02:16:11 AM 1615 Views
Not a fluff writer in my mind..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:12:46 AM 1596 Views
You don't seem to want to hear what I'm saying Tom - 20/02/2012 03:51:13 AM 1555 Views
And I am saying that storytelling is more important..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 04:52:39 AM 1684 Views
Storytelling is crucial... DomA - 20/02/2012 05:59:57 AM 1702 Views
A few comments/replies about your post..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 02:57:16 PM 1614 Views
You are correct in one respect: all of this is opinion. Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:11 PM 1603 Views
You sound like one of those nasty "literary elites"! Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 08:07:13 PM 1540 Views
Literature is subjective cortez1 - 21/02/2012 12:26:35 AM 1618 Views
Very well said..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 01:12:40 AM 717 Views
I agree with your point about reading Shakespeare from textbooks. Tom - 21/02/2012 03:18:37 AM 1685 Views
Never heard of Thomas Mann and the real Mona Lisa..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 03:34:12 AM 1481 Views
Conversely, why should I trust the likes of you? Larry - 21/02/2012 06:19:18 AM 1792 Views
Oh, come now... fionwe1987 - 21/02/2012 10:35:18 AM 1751 Views
When it comes to evaluating schema, I'm not going to trust someone who only had English 101 Larry - 21/02/2012 11:26:03 AM 1524 Views
Mostly agreed cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:00:51 PM 1572 Views
Mostly true Larry - 21/02/2012 09:27:09 PM 1609 Views
Re: Mostly true cortez1 - 22/02/2012 12:58:55 AM 1400 Views
Larry = snob Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:34:22 PM 1562 Views
Amusing Larry - 21/02/2012 07:49:20 PM 1551 Views
Wow, you lack basic reading comprehension skills..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:29:24 PM 1547 Views
No, I read that and didn't disagree that there couldn't be works that had both (read other comments) Larry - 21/02/2012 09:23:31 PM 1646 Views
See I think the word "entertaining" is misleading cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:31:59 PM 1534 Views
Uh...Faust is a play. Doctor Faustus is a novel. The former is Goethe, the latter is Mann. *NM* Tom - 22/02/2012 12:00:22 AM 739 Views
D'uh.....notice the smiley face. Good grief! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 22/02/2012 12:50:23 AM 765 Views
Just checking... *NM* Tom - 22/02/2012 01:07:40 AM 719 Views
I suppose fame is relative, but the most famous Doctor Faustus, to me personally, is indeed a play. Legolas - 22/02/2012 07:29:59 PM 1444 Views
On the subject of people who drop out of the canon Tom - 23/02/2012 01:07:10 AM 1608 Views
Wait, let's look at the gross disconnect between two statements. Tom - 21/02/2012 01:59:34 PM 1604 Views
I have not blindly rejected the literary elites..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:27:35 PM 1620 Views
So true about the Mona Lisa. Legolas - 21/02/2012 07:57:41 PM 1657 Views
Yes, I was at the Louvre and you are right..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:32:40 PM 1555 Views
This is where your own rethoric defeats you... DomA - 23/02/2012 06:38:54 AM 1604 Views
Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 05:12:47 PM 1354 Views
Re: Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... DomA - 13/03/2012 03:10:12 AM 1623 Views
There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" DomA - 21/02/2012 08:58:11 PM 1565 Views
Re: There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:23:38 PM 1691 Views
Thank you. That was excellent. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:31 PM 793 Views
Seems like an awful lot. everynametaken - 19/02/2012 08:11:22 PM 1803 Views
Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different beetnemesis - 20/02/2012 12:50:41 AM 1662 Views
I thought he was just recycling the name at first. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 02:09:57 AM 807 Views
Re: Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different j-whitt987 - 20/02/2012 03:00:17 AM 1801 Views
Same here- I didn't know about the Cosmere at all until I started poking around online beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 03:25:36 AM 1584 Views
Likewise. After reading Mistborn and Warbreaker I started looking into him more Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:20:09 PM 1620 Views
It's likely to stay that way... DomA - 20/02/2012 06:22:50 AM 1663 Views
I think he can actually do both Werthead - 20/02/2012 03:31:00 PM 1728 Views
Re: I think he can actually do both DomA - 20/02/2012 06:34:30 PM 1773 Views
I love it. Nate - 19/02/2012 10:00:28 PM 1508 Views
Confirmation on the Mistborn trilogies. I am so happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/02/2012 05:38:23 AM 701 Views
I am thrilled to see that there will be more stories about Wax and Wayne..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:46:37 PM 1412 Views
The one issue I had with that book... Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:21:29 PM 1515 Views
Waxillium! *NM* beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 10:47:03 PM 708 Views
WAXILLIUM! *NM* Darth_Katie - 04/03/2012 07:39:37 AM 944 Views
Why is that an issue? I think those names are great. callandor1000 - 23/02/2012 05:31:51 AM 1486 Views
Do you not like puns? *NM* Kaldric - 06/03/2012 01:38:31 PM 801 Views
BS- The Fantasy Stephen King? xtet19x - 21/12/2012 08:12:21 PM 1296 Views
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