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Originally Posted by issybird
I think you nailed it with Zen. As for Hardy, he’s good but he’s just so depressing. I think that’s a special category of “liking”. It’s not just appreciating the writing; it’s getting caught up in the story and the gut punch at the end. I think any kind of strong response on that level is to be appreciated, even if it’s not exactly enjoyable.
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I absolutely agree, Hardy was a master in many ways. I do appreciate his genius, but similar to Margaret Atwood’s, from a safe distance. I can’t see the pleasure, outside of a literature course, but they’re certainly not tedious, and I never found Hardy pretentious. So I was off topic.