The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In History

[Joseph Tracy]

29. Robert Louis Stevenson on Walt Whitman
“…like a large shaggy dog just unchained scouring the beaches of the world and baying at the moon.”

This could be a particularly literate compliment for a rock album.  Hard to take the word unchained as an insult. 

One thing this exercise  shows is that strong writers have strong opinions. It also proves that you don't have to like it  no matter how"good" it is.  People just like what they like.  Flaubert is highly praised but little read, as is Joyce.  I started loving C McCarthy and now can't stand his macho last man standing against the devil shit.  
On Jun 20, 2011, at 11:40 AM, Dave Monroe wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:25 AM, Dave Monroe
> <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> http://flavorwire.com/188138/the-30-harshest-author-on-author-insults-in-history
> 
> Thanks, Basileios Drolias!

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