Joy, that's your prerogative here to take part or ignore
those types of discussions, 'cause I can tell you there are
going to be a lot of them here. You should've seen the one
where we had recently on Altman's Long Goodbye. People here
like to critically discuss what they like and dislike about
certain works, and that's one of the reasons I enjoy being a
member of this group. And I guarantee you people are going to
be critically discussing works that you might love. It's
going to happen. About taste in books being subjective-- of
course, but there are still elements--such as style and
prose, that can be discussed and analyzed.
--Dave
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "joyrose517"
<eprn17@...> wrote:
>
> Dave, I'm sure many people in this group would
welcome an analysis
of
> what is wrong with Ross MacDonald's writing, but I
am not among
them.
> I
> am interested in learning about writers whose work
is new to me
> (which
> is how I found out about Ross MacDonald), and when I
finish a
novel I
> enjoy reading a critical analysis of the work in the
sense of
> arriving
> at the meaning underlying the writing. If I enjoy
the work of a
> writer,
> and someone else does not, I don't see the value in
hearing why
the
> other person doesn't like it. Analyze for meaning,
yes; analyze
for
> taste, no.If I like blue and miker likes green,
where is the value
in
> having him point out to me that blue is not really
as good as I
think
> it is? Art has meaning, but our individual tastes
ultimately
prevail
> in what we choose to value.
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Zeltserman"
<dz@> wrote:
> >
> > Joy, I've been a member of RARA AVIS for a long
time now, as has
> > miker, and I can tell you that is not his
style. But I can also
> tell
> > you that he's someone who enjoys critically
analyzing and
> discussing
> > writing.
> >
> > --Dave Zeltserman
> >
> >
> > > I think you were more interested in
showing me where I was
wrong
> > than
> > > in analyzing the book.
> > >
> >
>
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