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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 5141 Views
Was Sanderson created by the Writng Gods to counter balance GRRM? Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 05:13:07 PM 1847 Views
A modern Moorcock, eh ? *NM* Orange - 19/02/2012 05:39:00 PM 836 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 1769 Views
well, the publication date for that book is set somewhere a year from now.. jh - 19/02/2012 07:48:58 PM 1615 Views
Agreed on both points..... Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 08:00:41 PM 1758 Views
Well, but he is a "fluff" writer from a literary standpoint Tom - 20/02/2012 02:16:11 AM 1772 Views
Not a fluff writer in my mind..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:12:46 AM 1760 Views
You don't seem to want to hear what I'm saying Tom - 20/02/2012 03:51:13 AM 1705 Views
And I am saying that storytelling is more important..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 04:52:39 AM 1838 Views
Storytelling is crucial... DomA - 20/02/2012 05:59:57 AM 1914 Views
A few comments/replies about your post..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 02:57:16 PM 1769 Views
You are correct in one respect: all of this is opinion. Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:11 PM 1755 Views
You sound like one of those nasty "literary elites"! Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 08:07:13 PM 1685 Views
Literature is subjective cortez1 - 21/02/2012 12:26:35 AM 1775 Views
Very well said..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 01:12:40 AM 793 Views
I agree with your point about reading Shakespeare from textbooks. Tom - 21/02/2012 03:18:37 AM 1850 Views
Never heard of Thomas Mann and the real Mona Lisa..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 03:34:12 AM 1648 Views
Conversely, why should I trust the likes of you? Larry - 21/02/2012 06:19:18 AM 1937 Views
Oh, come now... fionwe1987 - 21/02/2012 10:35:18 AM 1926 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 1683 Views
Mostly agreed cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:00:51 PM 1778 Views
Mostly true Larry - 21/02/2012 09:27:09 PM 1786 Views
Re: Mostly true cortez1 - 22/02/2012 12:58:55 AM 1544 Views
Larry = snob Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:34:22 PM 1738 Views
Amusing Larry - 21/02/2012 07:49:20 PM 1734 Views
Wow, you lack basic reading comprehension skills..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:29:24 PM 1694 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 1823 Views
See I think the word "entertaining" is misleading cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:31:59 PM 1715 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 821 Views
D'uh.....notice the smiley face. Good grief! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 22/02/2012 12:50:23 AM 844 Views
Just checking... *NM* Tom - 22/02/2012 01:07:40 AM 814 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 1583 Views
On the subject of people who drop out of the canon Tom - 23/02/2012 01:07:10 AM 1766 Views
Wait, let's look at the gross disconnect between two statements. Tom - 21/02/2012 01:59:34 PM 1780 Views
I have not blindly rejected the literary elites..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:27:35 PM 1793 Views
So true about the Mona Lisa. Legolas - 21/02/2012 07:57:41 PM 1785 Views
Yes, I was at the Louvre and you are right..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:32:40 PM 1715 Views
This is where your own rethoric defeats you... DomA - 23/02/2012 06:38:54 AM 1792 Views
Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 05:12:47 PM 1504 Views
Re: Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... DomA - 13/03/2012 03:10:12 AM 1796 Views
There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" DomA - 21/02/2012 08:58:11 PM 1768 Views
Re: There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:23:38 PM 1857 Views
Thank you. That was excellent. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:31 PM 877 Views
Seems like an awful lot. everynametaken - 19/02/2012 08:11:22 PM 1972 Views
Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different beetnemesis - 20/02/2012 12:50:41 AM 1812 Views
I thought he was just recycling the name at first. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 02:09:57 AM 889 Views
Re: Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different j-whitt987 - 20/02/2012 03:00:17 AM 1962 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 1725 Views
Likewise. After reading Mistborn and Warbreaker I started looking into him more Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:20:09 PM 1768 Views
It's likely to stay that way... DomA - 20/02/2012 06:22:50 AM 1849 Views
I think he can actually do both Werthead - 20/02/2012 03:31:00 PM 1900 Views
Re: I think he can actually do both DomA - 20/02/2012 06:34:30 PM 1982 Views
I love it. Nate - 19/02/2012 10:00:28 PM 1651 Views
Confirmation on the Mistborn trilogies. I am so happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/02/2012 05:38:23 AM 786 Views
I am thrilled to see that there will be more stories about Wax and Wayne..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:46:37 PM 1573 Views
The one issue I had with that book... Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:21:29 PM 1664 Views
Waxillium! *NM* beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 10:47:03 PM 797 Views
WAXILLIUM! *NM* Darth_Katie - 04/03/2012 07:39:37 AM 1034 Views
Why is that an issue? I think those names are great. callandor1000 - 23/02/2012 05:31:51 AM 1635 Views
Do you not like puns? *NM* Kaldric - 06/03/2012 01:38:31 PM 882 Views
BS- The Fantasy Stephen King? xtet19x - 21/12/2012 08:12:21 PM 1450 Views
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