> Harris and Oates aren't for your average discount
bookstore reader, both
> require a far more sophisticated individual leaning
towards the
intellectual
> who can appreciate the depth of their work which is
more fictionalized
> reality than make believe heroics.
Well, an obvious Harris fan.
I wonder what happened to the sophistication and reality in
Hannibal, with the pigs and the no-face man, and the
end...oh, what a terrible ending. Sohistication, or an
obvious attempt at irony to see just how gullible the
bestseller buying public is (and he was certainly aware this
book would sell well)? I would like to see a return to form,
and it might require him to dump these particular characters.
Of course, my opinion doesn't make a dent in the guy's
bankroll.
And I actually read fiction for many reasons, one of which is
for make-believe heroics. Reality bombards us so much that we
can hardly tell if it's reality or not anymore (a variation
on Baudrillard's idea, perhaps). I want the feelings of
reality on fiction, as far as characters and situations, but
I can also suspend belief on some things if the author's
material is compelling enough. That didn't happen for me in
Hannibal.
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