Friday, January 23, 2009
agin?
didnt we already read a better version of this book? i feel like the differances in plot and characters are just about as differant as mirricle whip is to mayonase. both add the same thing to the sandwhich (haha) virginia wolf just spreds so much better in my opinion, this is just an educated guess into the mind of virginia wolf, there are qualities and beauty to cunninghams observations and like any novel there are new messages to be found. for me its just hard to read a book thats goin to leave me feeling(most likely) the same as a book i have already read. or even worse take away from the experience wolf gave me.
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this is a nice addition that we already read. keep an open mind. Ian all three women pertain to each other and the bigger picture you just dont know it yet. THe antisipation of the ending is killing me. THis is an amazing book. son.
Ian,
I'll let Carl's comments stand. He's got a good point: keep an open mind (and, in fact, the more the book goes on, the more I think you'll find it departing from the source novel). Understand, I think you've got a legitimate point in slamming Cunningham's novel as derivative (Dee will make the same point in the article we read next week)--and I like your commend that Woolf "spreads better" (!). Still, I think the reason that we're reading this is to see if it can't enhance our understanding of Woolf's novel (not simply repeat our reading of it).
I agree with lavender and carl...i get what you are saying though ian. It's kind of interesting to see how all three stories intertwine and how each character is similar to one another. I personally think it's a lot easier to read than Mrs. Dalloway. It flows a lot better and is a much quicker read. I like it even though some of it is kind of repetitive.
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