Friday, January 23, 2009
JZ blog
At first glance, this book seems fairly lackluster, but then again, I recently finished the Three Musketeers. Overall, however, I will admit that I do enjoy reading this novel. I feel that I wouldn't enjoy it as much had I never read Mrs. DAlloway, for I would have no basis on which to compare this book. While I feel that Cunningham has really stepped out of his boundary by writing about V-Woolf, and recreating her story, I will simply subject myself to the story, and go along with it. I suppose I like the idea of having three separate stories that are all connected. In brief, I feel the true merit in this novel, for me at least, is being able to compare it to Mrs. Dalloway.
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That is so right on. You do have to "subject yourself to the story". You can't fight it, you just have to pick out everything that is good, and ignore the cheesy, stupid shit. Give Cunningham the benefit of the doubt.I really do think that he deserves it.
Write more you noobcake.
"In brief" (i.e. TOO brief) is probably an apt description of this post. Come on, Josh, this blog is not meant to be pro forma--it's meant to be a place in which you can EXPLORE (at length) your own reactions to the reading. For example, just what do you mean by the "boundaries" that Cunningham violates?
Talk about "lackluster." I was hoping for more from you. I'm not sure what a "noobcake" is, but Kirk's point is well taken.
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