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Originally Posted by fantasyfan
So why did I choose him? Well, he is certainly a brilliant analyst of the writers he likes. He is also sometimes so wrong-headed and annoying that I think he would be certain of being an interesting focus for a book club discussion.  |
I haven't read any Leavis yet but I too thought the book could spur an interesting discussion if selected. Although now I'm glad it didn't win since Bookpossum has such a viscerally negative opinion of it! As to Hard Times, I haven't read it either, but I suppose it's all a matter of opinion. Outlooks and even general consensuses can and do change and are always subjective. Just because a large majority wouldn't choose Hard Times as Dickens' best, I wouldn't necessarily dismiss someone who thought it was. That said, when one is so judgmentally opinionated as Leavis seems to be, one should also expect judgmental opinions of oneself as a matter of course, heh.