The 30 Harshest Author-on-Author Insults In History

[malignd at aol.com]

I'm not creating an artificial choice; I'm asking after the context in which one is considered little read.





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I would say the  artificial choice between Harry Potter readers and those who actually read Joyce or Flaubert for pleasure leaves out a huge swath of  readers with a broad spectrum of literary tastes.  

On Jun 22, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Tom Beshear wrote:



Among the set of people who read serious literature (admittedly tiny compared to Harry Potter fans), I'd think Joyce and Flaubert would be high on the list.

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Do you think -- know -- that this is true?  I mean, of course it is, in some sort of context:  they're not going to be read like the Harry Potter books but, here in NYC anyway, I think Joyce and Flaubert still very much resonate among  serious readers.  Little read would be Marguerite Young or Djuna Barnes or Gerald Basil Edwards. 
Flaubert is highly praised but little read, as is Joyce.






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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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