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I really should read Irving, I see Larry Send a noteboard - 27/05/2014 06:10:50 AM

Those quotes certainly make me curious to read his work.

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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Friendly challenge to Larry and other literary "snobs" on the board..... Anonymous2000 - 25/05/2014 06:44:34 PM 1045 Views
As it happens, I wrote an example last year. Nate - 25/05/2014 07:13:41 PM 1005 Views
Nice *NM* beetnemesis - 27/05/2014 02:43:53 AM 422 Views
I have no problem with BS' dialogue in your example. Anonymous2000 - 27/05/2014 03:52:27 AM 837 Views
Right, but we've already established you don't really care about writing. Nate - 27/05/2014 04:05:03 PM 887 Views
Honestly, what % of readers do you think would notice this "problem"? Anonymous2000 - 27/05/2014 04:28:25 PM 1012 Views
A high enough percentage that you felt the need to make this post. :p Nate - 27/05/2014 05:38:00 PM 793 Views
I would characterize myself as lowbrow with you, but that's one of the things I noticed Cannoli - 29/05/2014 12:13:18 AM 839 Views
Re: I would characterize myself as lowbrow with you, but that's one of the things I noticed DomA - 29/05/2014 08:35:15 PM 908 Views
Wait, aren't Game of Thrones and A Song of Fire and Ice the same thing? beetnemesis - 29/05/2014 09:18:31 PM 843 Views
GoT (without the "A" refers to the TV series, ASoIaF to the books *NM* Werthead - 29/05/2014 09:38:28 PM 526 Views
Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? Larry - 26/05/2014 04:57:18 AM 1007 Views
Re: Fair enough, but do you mind me waiting just a little bit? DomA - 26/05/2014 09:10:31 PM 954 Views
I really should read Irving, I see Larry - 27/05/2014 06:10:50 AM 875 Views
I've only read one book by him, but The World According to Garp, at least, is a great book. *NM* Legolas - 27/05/2014 05:20:49 PM 360 Views
Re: I really should read Irving, I see DomA - 28/05/2014 03:01:24 AM 874 Views
Promising opening paragraph, yes, but... Legolas - 26/05/2014 10:55:16 PM 769 Views
I think those shifts are part of the character, not something unintentional Larry - 27/05/2014 06:08:44 AM 802 Views
So bad prose is okay if it is intentional? *NM* Anonymous2000 - 27/05/2014 03:54:34 PM 389 Views
Okay, I do of course miss the perspective of what comes after. Legolas - 27/05/2014 06:29:33 PM 698 Views
I proudly claim the title of literary snob, and will provide you with a quick, unscientific example. Tom - 26/05/2014 08:15:04 PM 902 Views
LOL! DomA - 26/05/2014 10:03:50 PM 1005 Views
Huh. Lana Del Rey quotes Nabokov... I had not made that connection. Legolas - 26/05/2014 11:17:47 PM 983 Views
That quote from Lolita sounds like it is from a romance novel with Fabio on the cover. Anonymous2000 - 27/05/2014 03:40:37 AM 796 Views
Bah! fionwe1987 - 27/05/2014 07:50:15 PM 853 Views
Alloy of Law was great *NM* beetnemesis - 28/05/2014 08:16:26 PM 405 Views
Hell Yeah! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 28/05/2014 08:36:40 PM 368 Views
The audiobook was pretty great, as well. *NM* beetnemesis - 29/05/2014 09:19:07 PM 425 Views
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