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Amusing Larry Send a noteboard - 21/02/2012 07:49:20 PM
Only "elites" can critique music, literature, and cinema? Seriously? Wow.

This perfectly sums up what I am against. Allowing others to think for yourself and following the "elites" blindly.

And FYI, I am very familiar with Doctor Faustus.....wonderful play! :)


With your non-expert use of reading comprehension, yes, I could see why people should trust you more than what is, to those who like to toss about the "elite" or "snob" label, an amorphous body of people.

Can you even name three literary critics? Can you without googling for info?

Like I said, why should I trust you? Because you are so darn cute when you defend the "fluff" as being the superior to other types of fiction?

Sorry, but this rather catholic reader (pun!) tends to trust those who know what they are talking about much more than those who ape pejoratives that sound meaningless when considered further than two seconds.
Illusions fall like the husk of a fruit, one after another, and the fruit is experience. - Narrator, Sylvie

Je suis méchant.
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Brandon Sanderson plans 36 books in his 'Cosmere' setting Werthead - 19/02/2012 11:45:24 AM 4816 Views
Was Sanderson created by the Writng Gods to counter balance GRRM? Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 05:13:07 PM 1596 Views
A modern Moorcock, eh ? *NM* Orange - 19/02/2012 05:39:00 PM 702 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 1526 Views
well, the publication date for that book is set somewhere a year from now.. jh - 19/02/2012 07:48:58 PM 1390 Views
Agreed on both points..... Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 08:00:41 PM 1487 Views
Well, but he is a "fluff" writer from a literary standpoint Tom - 20/02/2012 02:16:11 AM 1524 Views
Not a fluff writer in my mind..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:12:46 AM 1501 Views
You don't seem to want to hear what I'm saying Tom - 20/02/2012 03:51:13 AM 1455 Views
And I am saying that storytelling is more important..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 04:52:39 AM 1581 Views
Storytelling is crucial... DomA - 20/02/2012 05:59:57 AM 1582 Views
A few comments/replies about your post..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 02:57:16 PM 1511 Views
You are correct in one respect: all of this is opinion. Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:11 PM 1504 Views
You sound like one of those nasty "literary elites"! Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 08:07:13 PM 1451 Views
Literature is subjective cortez1 - 21/02/2012 12:26:35 AM 1525 Views
Very well said..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 01:12:40 AM 668 Views
I agree with your point about reading Shakespeare from textbooks. Tom - 21/02/2012 03:18:37 AM 1576 Views
Never heard of Thomas Mann and the real Mona Lisa..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 03:34:12 AM 1392 Views
Conversely, why should I trust the likes of you? Larry - 21/02/2012 06:19:18 AM 1691 Views
Oh, come now... fionwe1987 - 21/02/2012 10:35:18 AM 1626 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 1400 Views
Mostly agreed cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:00:51 PM 1462 Views
Mostly true Larry - 21/02/2012 09:27:09 PM 1486 Views
Re: Mostly true cortez1 - 22/02/2012 12:58:55 AM 1312 Views
Larry = snob Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:34:22 PM 1448 Views
Amusing Larry - 21/02/2012 07:49:20 PM 1451 Views
Wow, you lack basic reading comprehension skills..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:29:24 PM 1445 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 1540 Views
See I think the word "entertaining" is misleading cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:31:59 PM 1429 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 686 Views
D'uh.....notice the smiley face. Good grief! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 22/02/2012 12:50:23 AM 703 Views
Just checking... *NM* Tom - 22/02/2012 01:07:40 AM 651 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 1354 Views
On the subject of people who drop out of the canon Tom - 23/02/2012 01:07:10 AM 1513 Views
Wait, let's look at the gross disconnect between two statements. Tom - 21/02/2012 01:59:34 PM 1508 Views
I have not blindly rejected the literary elites..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:27:35 PM 1502 Views
So true about the Mona Lisa. Legolas - 21/02/2012 07:57:41 PM 1558 Views
Yes, I was at the Louvre and you are right..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:32:40 PM 1456 Views
This is where your own rethoric defeats you... DomA - 23/02/2012 06:38:54 AM 1481 Views
Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 05:12:47 PM 1262 Views
Re: Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... DomA - 13/03/2012 03:10:12 AM 1527 Views
There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" DomA - 21/02/2012 08:58:11 PM 1457 Views
Re: There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:23:38 PM 1589 Views
Thank you. That was excellent. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:31 PM 742 Views
Seems like an awful lot. everynametaken - 19/02/2012 08:11:22 PM 1681 Views
Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different beetnemesis - 20/02/2012 12:50:41 AM 1562 Views
I thought he was just recycling the name at first. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 02:09:57 AM 751 Views
Re: Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different j-whitt987 - 20/02/2012 03:00:17 AM 1678 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 1482 Views
Likewise. After reading Mistborn and Warbreaker I started looking into him more Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:20:09 PM 1500 Views
It's likely to stay that way... DomA - 20/02/2012 06:22:50 AM 1551 Views
I think he can actually do both Werthead - 20/02/2012 03:31:00 PM 1607 Views
Re: I think he can actually do both DomA - 20/02/2012 06:34:30 PM 1675 Views
I love it. Nate - 19/02/2012 10:00:28 PM 1407 Views
Confirmation on the Mistborn trilogies. I am so happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/02/2012 05:38:23 AM 653 Views
I am thrilled to see that there will be more stories about Wax and Wayne..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:46:37 PM 1311 Views
The one issue I had with that book... Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:21:29 PM 1427 Views
Waxillium! *NM* beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 10:47:03 PM 657 Views
WAXILLIUM! *NM* Darth_Katie - 04/03/2012 07:39:37 AM 886 Views
Why is that an issue? I think those names are great. callandor1000 - 23/02/2012 05:31:51 AM 1389 Views
Do you not like puns? *NM* Kaldric - 06/03/2012 01:38:31 PM 751 Views
BS- The Fantasy Stephen King? xtet19x - 21/12/2012 08:12:21 PM 1195 Views
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