What Do You Want from Fiction?

[Robert Mahnke]

I think Kafka was onto something when he said that a book must be the axe
for the frozen sea within us.

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 10:58 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> A Consumer Question: What motivates your reading of fiction?
> Boredom? Truth-seeking! Aesthetics? Hunger for...
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> For me Pynchon has always represented someone who is trying to understand
> and then message his understanding of "Reality."  He does so by constantly
> portraying the perspective of many loony historical examples. We are
> invited to scoff!  But underneath, there is sincerity. In GR he is his most
> "Mystic," and that is why it is my favorite. Yet I have always felt a
> dissatisfaction with GRs leading questions met with unknowing, it feels
> like, despite the sincerity, Pynchon is himself usure. That uncertainty is
> morally good. But is it satisfying?
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> Just a Question.
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> David Morris
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> I think most seek self with identify witty, but his love of the world gvdsa
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