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**auctionlover** · 09-09-2009, 06:32 AM

I'm sorry but i won't follow you there Tony.I found is collection of moment artificial,a fack good idea.

That's not a problem at all, Thomas, although I'm not too sure what you mean by 'artificial', as all writing is artificial, so what's the problem? Ah, all right...

The first swallow of beer is just a dissection of what a good novel is made of.A collection of postcard,well chosen and clever,but like the first swallow of beer,quickly fading away.

But you do say it's clever, and the French excel at clever.

Great literature incorporate sensitive descrition of moments of life,close to us all,true,well felt, in a general story.

Dunno. I wouldn't even attempt to define such a wild animal as 'great literature', as the more you know about literature as a whole, the more you understand how little you know. It's endless.

It's French catho fun,T?l?rama if you are familiar with France.

Yeah, I am familiar with France, and I know what you mean, but The Small Pleasures of Life - which I think is a bad title, but the English-speaking world is stuck with it, I suppose, so we'll leave it - is interesting, shows promise, and as this is my first Delerm, it leaves me wanting to read more. OK, I'm already well into Enregistrements pirates (2002), which is similar in structure but much more psychologically incisive. This is all I've read of the guy so far, but from what I have read, I'm quite impressed with. OK, I'm not having multiple orgasms, but from what I've read so far, this guy stands up very well at the side of his very more conservative English counterparts.

Can't be a proper writer with a son like this.No sir.

Genetics is a pretty dodgy subect, of course

. Now my father, long dead now... no, assholes can dump their shit where they will, but not near me.

Through all this, look at the literature that comes from England, and then the literature that comes from France. Think about it: if Delerm is bad, wouldn't that make English literature (from England, I mean, of course) much badder?

Dr Tony Shaw

09-09-2009, 06:32 AM	#3
auctionlover Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 377 Senior Member	I'm sorry but i won't follow you there Tony.I found is collection of moment artificial,a fack good idea. That's not a problem at all, Thomas, although I'm not too sure what you mean by 'artificial', as all writing is artificial, so what's the problem? Ah, all right... The first swallow of beer is just a dissection of what a good novel is made of.A collection of postcard,well chosen and clever,but like the first swallow of beer,quickly fading away. But you do say it's clever, and the French excel at clever. Great literature incorporate sensitive descrition of moments of life,close to us all,true,well felt, in a general story. Dunno. I wouldn't even attempt to define such a wild animal as 'great literature', as the more you know about literature as a whole, the more you understand how little you know. It's endless. It's French catho fun,T?l?rama if you are familiar with France. Yeah, I am familiar with France, and I know what you mean, but The Small Pleasures of Life - which I think is a bad title, but the English-speaking world is stuck with it, I suppose, so we'll leave it - is interesting, shows promise, and as this is my first Delerm, it leaves me wanting to read more. OK, I'm already well into Enregistrements pirates (2002), which is similar in structure but much more psychologically incisive. This is all I've read of the guy so far, but from what I have read, I'm quite impressed with. OK, I'm not having multiple orgasms, but from what I've read so far, this guy stands up very well at the side of his very more conservative English counterparts. Can't be a proper writer with a son like this.No sir. Genetics is a pretty dodgy subect, of course . Now my father, long dead now... no, assholes can dump their shit where they will, but not near me. Through all this, look at the literature that comes from England, and then the literature that comes from France. Think about it: if Delerm is bad, wouldn't that make English literature (from England, I mean, of course) much badder? Dr Tony Shaw
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