Wood on Current Fiction

[Terrance]

Richard Romeo wrote:
> 
> Wood's argument reminded me of Robert Coover's idea that writers should
> never create a novel or fiction that could be filmed. One could argue
> that much of current fiction goes against that dictum.
> 
> Is a novel worse for ware if it can be easily replaced or easily
> translated into another medium?
> Interesting question in my mind

One could also argue that Coover's statement is stupid. Think about it,
what novel can't be filmed? Perhaps the fact that any novel or fiction
can be filmed tells us more about film than novels.