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I recently listened to the audio book. Vernacular with a Russian accent.
Fascinating choice, but not something I'd want as everyday fare. I think the problem with the good/bad writing dichotomy (aside from being a false dichotomy) is that it's often a "No True Scotsman" argument. Not limited to taste, but to whatever aspect of writing the person making the claim considers 'good,' at least once you get past the basics of standard spelling, usage and grammar. But as far as "literary merit" or "good writing" beyond those basics, I'm not buying most people's claims to discerning objective standards. I think I'm just agreeing with DiapDealer here. Don't tell me Stephen King is not a 'good writer.' Being so effective a storyteller that so many people get wrapped up in--and emotionally moved by-- so many of your books is just as valid as standard of 'good writer' as any other. That's what I call a True Scotsman, anyway. Last edited by ApK; 06-08-2015 at 04:19 PM. |
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...and yes, usually, Stephen King is one of those authors. There are quite a few...Heinlein is one, David Weber, J.K.Rowling, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Madeleine L'Engle...Ursula K. Le Guin is not, at least for me. Shari |
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Have you ever read The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas?
I'm not going to post the link cause Harry will delete it, but if you google the title.... |
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I've read some of the stories in there, but not all. I've bought it, and I'll read it tonight and let you know. Shari |
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I think Americans should focus on cutting the actual sweetened fat from their diets rather than the metaphorical sweetened fat.
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Not one of mine. I could list a dozen that I prefer better.
Let's see... Asimov - It's a Beautiful Day Leiber - Rum Titty Titty Tum Tah Tee (or something like that) Kuttner - Home Is The Hunter Heinlein - Jerry Was A Man C.L. Moore - No Woman Born Ellison - Repent Harlequin, Said The Tick-Tock Man Kornbluth - The Little Black Bag Clarke - The Nine Billion Names Of God Godwin - The Cold Equations Cordwainer Smith - On The Sand Planet Sturgeon - The Man Who Lost the Sea Eric Frank Russell - Study In Still Life David Drake - The Way We Die |
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Well, penny dreadfuls were not books.
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