When a Book Bores You, Pay Attention

[alice malice]

I think the scholar has some interesting points but may need to go
back and read Jameson because Jameson is not really making the point
the scholar has taken from the excerpt provided. In any event, I
recall a brief discussion, during BE,  of  Nam June Paik, on important
example in Jameson of Boredom and how artists use it conceptually.

 http://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1015&context=undergrad_research

On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 7:07 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the almost-scholar may be right about "classic" novels from the
> past---my experience of some--but contemp
> Boring novels are often boring because they are boring.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jul 4, 2014, at 4:31 PM, Rebecca Lindroos <bekker2 at icloud.com> wrote:
>
> Oh wow, and I was just mentioning to someone how Updike is boring to me.
>
> On a more interesting level, has anyone but myself read "The Blazing World"
> by Siri Hustvedt? A romp in something artsy - highly intelligent and
> entertaining. I really wasn't expecting to enjoy it but took it up on
> recommendation from a friend. Yikes!
>
> Bekah
>
> On Jul 4, 2014, at 12:40 PM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> http://incompetentwriter.com/2014/07/01/when-a-book-bores-you-pay-attention/
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