Someone who hates Pynchon (because of his 'corrupted pride') and we fans.

[alice wellintown]

What I mean, exactly, is that a reader's initial response to a work of
literature is often a request for help or an attempt to improve the
initial read by discussing it with others. To reject the response is
foolish, for the reader may get frustrated and stop reading a
particular author we think worth reading, or even, give up reading
fiction. So, as lovers of literature, we should welcome dialogue even
if it begins with what at first appears to be a trite or glib
rejection of a work we are convinced has merit.

On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:40 PM, Natália Portinari <nmaranca at gmail.com> wrote:
> What do you mean, exactly?
>
> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:53 PM, alice wellintown
> <alicewellintown at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >>
>> >> Hah, I don't think a person who criticizes a book by saying it's
>> >> "stupid
>> >> and boring" deserves my annoyance, anyway.
>> >>
>>
>> stupid and boring is what most great readers and writers say about
>> lots of books they read or try to read what they've been told is great
>> literature. yup, the wasteland is stupid and boring and so is crime
>> and punishment. this often means the reader is a bit young for the
>> vocabulary, syntax, allussions, style, of the text they are trying to
>> dig but can't. it is important to encourage them, cause this is the
>> point when many, more males than females btw, give up reading stupid
>> and boring books that we all think are beautiful and important or
>> worth spending hours with.
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> Natália Maranca
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