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Wow, you lack basic reading comprehension skills..... Anonymous2000 Send a noteboard - 21/02/2012 08:29:24 PM
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?


Stupid comment. I said storytelling is the most important aspect of writing and that the truly great novels are the ones that do both - great storytelling and deep meaning/style. I just said that a lot of the "great" novels that elites cite lack good storytelling and therefore should not be given such acclaim.

Silly head.....
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Brandon Sanderson plans 36 books in his 'Cosmere' setting Werthead - 19/02/2012 11:45:24 AM 5140 Views
Was Sanderson created by the Writng Gods to counter balance GRRM? Anonymous2000 - 19/02/2012 05:13:07 PM 1846 Views
A modern Moorcock, eh ? *NM* Orange - 19/02/2012 05:39:00 PM 834 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 1768 Views
well, the publication date for that book is set somewhere a year from now.. jh - 19/02/2012 07:48:58 PM 1614 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 1770 Views
Not a fluff writer in my mind..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:12:46 AM 1758 Views
You don't seem to want to hear what I'm saying Tom - 20/02/2012 03:51:13 AM 1703 Views
And I am saying that storytelling is more important..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 04:52:39 AM 1836 Views
Storytelling is crucial... DomA - 20/02/2012 05:59:57 AM 1911 Views
A few comments/replies about your post..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 02:57:16 PM 1766 Views
You are correct in one respect: all of this is opinion. Tom - 20/02/2012 07:01:11 PM 1753 Views
You sound like one of those nasty "literary elites"! Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 08:07:13 PM 1683 Views
Literature is subjective cortez1 - 21/02/2012 12:26:35 AM 1772 Views
Very well said..... *NM* Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 01:12:40 AM 792 Views
I agree with your point about reading Shakespeare from textbooks. Tom - 21/02/2012 03:18:37 AM 1848 Views
Never heard of Thomas Mann and the real Mona Lisa..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 03:34:12 AM 1646 Views
Conversely, why should I trust the likes of you? Larry - 21/02/2012 06:19:18 AM 1935 Views
Oh, come now... fionwe1987 - 21/02/2012 10:35:18 AM 1925 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 1681 Views
Mostly agreed cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:00:51 PM 1777 Views
Mostly true Larry - 21/02/2012 09:27:09 PM 1784 Views
Re: Mostly true cortez1 - 22/02/2012 12:58:55 AM 1541 Views
Larry = snob Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:34:22 PM 1737 Views
Amusing Larry - 21/02/2012 07:49:20 PM 1730 Views
Wow, you lack basic reading comprehension skills..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:29:24 PM 1693 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 1821 Views
See I think the word "entertaining" is misleading cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:31:59 PM 1714 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 820 Views
D'uh.....notice the smiley face. Good grief! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 22/02/2012 12:50:23 AM 839 Views
Just checking... *NM* Tom - 22/02/2012 01:07:40 AM 813 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 1581 Views
On the subject of people who drop out of the canon Tom - 23/02/2012 01:07:10 AM 1764 Views
Wait, let's look at the gross disconnect between two statements. Tom - 21/02/2012 01:59:34 PM 1779 Views
I have not blindly rejected the literary elites..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 05:27:35 PM 1791 Views
So true about the Mona Lisa. Legolas - 21/02/2012 07:57:41 PM 1784 Views
Yes, I was at the Louvre and you are right..... Anonymous2000 - 21/02/2012 08:32:40 PM 1714 Views
This is where your own rethoric defeats you... DomA - 23/02/2012 06:38:54 AM 1790 Views
Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 05:12:47 PM 1502 Views
Re: Slow down - it may not be the current elites that are hyping it..... DomA - 13/03/2012 03:10:12 AM 1794 Views
There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" DomA - 21/02/2012 08:58:11 PM 1767 Views
Re: There's "subjective", and there's "lack of education" cortez1 - 21/02/2012 09:23:38 PM 1855 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 1969 Views
Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different beetnemesis - 20/02/2012 12:50:41 AM 1810 Views
I thought he was just recycling the name at first. *NM* Tom - 20/02/2012 02:09:57 AM 888 Views
Re: Sanderson is a machine. Also, the books (so far) have been wildly different j-whitt987 - 20/02/2012 03:00:17 AM 1960 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 1724 Views
Likewise. After reading Mistborn and Warbreaker I started looking into him more Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:20:09 PM 1767 Views
It's likely to stay that way... DomA - 20/02/2012 06:22:50 AM 1847 Views
I think he can actually do both Werthead - 20/02/2012 03:31:00 PM 1897 Views
Re: I think he can actually do both DomA - 20/02/2012 06:34:30 PM 1980 Views
I love it. Nate - 19/02/2012 10:00:28 PM 1650 Views
Confirmation on the Mistborn trilogies. I am so happy. *NM* Ghavrel - 20/02/2012 05:38:23 AM 784 Views
I am thrilled to see that there will be more stories about Wax and Wayne..... Anonymous2000 - 20/02/2012 03:46:37 PM 1571 Views
The one issue I had with that book... Kronin al'Sulc - 21/02/2012 06:21:29 PM 1663 Views
Waxillium! *NM* beetnemesis - 21/02/2012 10:47:03 PM 795 Views
WAXILLIUM! *NM* Darth_Katie - 04/03/2012 07:39:37 AM 1032 Views
Why is that an issue? I think those names are great. callandor1000 - 23/02/2012 05:31:51 AM 1632 Views
Do you not like puns? *NM* Kaldric - 06/03/2012 01:38:31 PM 881 Views
BS- The Fantasy Stephen King? xtet19x - 21/12/2012 08:12:21 PM 1448 Views
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