Oh, good! It sounds to me as if you dislike the wilful propagation of crud, which is admirable; as opposed to merely having shibboleths, which however is not necessarily a bad thing, except for those who inadvertently tread on your corns.
Though now you’ve made me curious about which BIG names’ work you dislike. I myself am not exactly taken with the general run of these at present. D.H. Lawrence once called Balzac a giant dwarf; I can think of several living authors whom that label would fit rather neatly.
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Re: Likes, dislikes blah!
Date: 2007-05-27 03:56 am (UTC)Though now you’ve made me curious about which BIG names’ work you dislike. I myself am not exactly taken with the general run of these at present. D.H. Lawrence once called Balzac a giant dwarf; I can think of several living authors whom that label would fit rather neatly.