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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 4837 Views
Was Sanderson created by the Writng Gods to counter balance GRRM? Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 05:13:07 PM 1617 Views
A modern Moorcock, eh ? *NM* Orange - 19/02/2012 05:39:00 PM 713 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 1546 Views
well, the publication date for that book is set somewhere a year from now.. jh - 19/02/2012 07:48:58 PM 1409 Views
Agreed on both points..... Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 08:00:41 PM 1514 Views
Well, but he is a "fluff" writer from a literary standpoint Tom - 20/02/2012 02:16:11 AM 1548 Views
Not a fluff writer in my mind..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:12:46 AM 1522 Views
You don't seem to want to hear what I'm saying Tom - 20/02/2012 03:51:13 AM 1479 Views
And I am saying that storytelling is more important..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 04:52:39 AM 1610 Views
Storytelling is crucial... DomA - 20/02/2012 05:59:57 AM 1609 Views
A few comments/replies about your post..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 02:57:16 PM 1537 Views
You are correct in one respect: all of this is opinion. Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:11 PM 1525 Views
You sound like one of those nasty "literary elites"! Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 08:07:13 PM 1475 Views
Literature is subjective cortez1 - 21/02/2012 12:26:35 AM 1549 Views
Very well said..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 01:12:40 AM 677 Views
I agree with your point about reading Shakespeare from textbooks. Tom - 21/02/2012 03:18:37 AM 1602 Views
Never heard of Thomas Mann and the real Mona Lisa..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 03:34:12 AM 1412 Views
Conversely, why should I trust the likes of you? Larry - 21/02/2012 06:19:18 AM 1712 Views
Oh, come now... fionwe1987 - 21/02/2012 10:35:18 AM 1670 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 1425 Views
Mostly agreed cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:00:51 PM 1489 Views
Mostly true Larry - 21/02/2012 09:27:09 PM 1519 Views
Re: Mostly true cortez1 - 22/02/2012 12:58:55 AM 1330 Views
Larry = snob Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:34:22 PM 1466 Views
Amusing Larry - 21/02/2012 07:49:20 PM 1476 Views
Wow, you lack basic reading comprehension skills..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:29:24 PM 1467 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 1563 Views
See I think the word "entertaining" is misleading cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:31:59 PM 1449 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 697 Views
D'uh.....notice the smiley face. Good grief! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 22/02/2012 12:50:23 AM 714 Views
Just checking... *NM* Tom - 22/02/2012 01:07:40 AM 660 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 1367 Views
On the subject of people who drop out of the canon Tom - 23/02/2012 01:07:10 AM 1528 Views
Wait, let's look at the gross disconnect between two statements. Tom - 21/02/2012 01:59:34 PM 1532 Views
I have not blindly rejected the literary elites..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:27:35 PM 1534 Views
So true about the Mona Lisa. Legolas - 21/02/2012 07:57:41 PM 1577 Views
Yes, I was at the Louvre and you are right..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:32:40 PM 1477 Views
This is where your own rethoric defeats you... DomA - 23/02/2012 06:38:54 AM 1515 Views
Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 05:12:47 PM 1279 Views
Re: Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... DomA - 13/03/2012 03:10:12 AM 1547 Views
There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" DomA - 21/02/2012 08:58:11 PM 1481 Views
Re: There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:23:38 PM 1614 Views
Thank you. That was excellent. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:31 PM 752 Views
Seems like an awful lot. everynametaken - 19/02/2012 08:11:22 PM 1705 Views
Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different beetnemesis - 20/02/2012 12:50:41 AM 1583 Views
I thought he was just recycling the name at first. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 02:09:57 AM 762 Views
Re: Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different j-whitt987 - 20/02/2012 03:00:17 AM 1712 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 1504 Views
Likewise. After reading Mistborn and Warbreaker I started looking into him more Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:20:09 PM 1526 Views
It's likely to stay that way... DomA - 20/02/2012 06:22:50 AM 1574 Views
I think he can actually do both Werthead - 20/02/2012 03:31:00 PM 1635 Views
Re: I think he can actually do both DomA - 20/02/2012 06:34:30 PM 1693 Views
I love it. Nate - 19/02/2012 10:00:28 PM 1428 Views
Confirmation on the Mistborn trilogies. I am so happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/02/2012 05:38:23 AM 666 Views
I am thrilled to see that there will be more stories about Wax and Wayne..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:46:37 PM 1329 Views
The one issue I had with that book... Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:21:29 PM 1446 Views
Waxillium! *NM* beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 10:47:03 PM 668 Views
WAXILLIUM! *NM* Darth_Katie - 04/03/2012 07:39:37 AM 899 Views
Why is that an issue? I think those names are great. callandor1000 - 23/02/2012 05:31:51 AM 1409 Views
Do you not like puns? *NM* Kaldric - 06/03/2012 01:38:31 PM 763 Views
BS- The Fantasy Stephen King? xtet19x - 21/12/2012 08:12:21 PM 1220 Views
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