>jim said:
> I said earlier that I had quibbles with George P,
and this is one of
> them. I think that the overlisting and reiteration
(I know it is post
modern
> mantra to do so, but I don't care) of song titles,
rock groups, the sizes
of
> restaurant checks, and bar tips, etc., is
distracting and too much author
> showoff stuff. He's so good that it makes me grind
my teeth every time I
> find him being an auteur. However, I believe this
stuff appears with less
> frequency and is less intrusive in his more recent
work, so either he is
> toning it down or I'm getting immune to the
problem.
i've read somewhere that all of hemingway's books are
"period" pieces except _the sun also rises_. i don't agree
with that but i mentioned it because apparently there are
quite a few people who think that being to period-specific
weakens a book. boy! tough ole world out there, ain't it?
write too generically and a book loses believability.
miker
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