>
> I think, Paul, that I wouldn't have answered the
criticisms had you said "I
> don't like this." But your thoughts touched on
specific areas of his
> writing, and I'm not sure how we could come to such
different conclusions.
> For example, I'll admit that Fitzgerald can write
well, and he probably
> deserves his status, but, *man*, I hate GATSBY.
Never liked his other
> stuff, either, and I can nitpick it to death, but
I'd be outgunned by the
> swarms who think he's a god.
>
That's funny : I scarcely got into US mainstream lit, but I
did enjoy Gatsby AND "Tender is the night" AND "The Grapes of
Wrath" ‹ not "On dubious battle" that much though.
On the other hand, I always hated HemingwayŠ
(Dodging to avoid various sharp objects flying in his
directionŠ :)
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