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Genre V LitFic in "The Observer"
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sulcus
 12 Dec 2010, 13:14 #107260 Reply To Post
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/12/genre-versus-literary-fiction-edward-docx?cat=books&type=article
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sulcus
 12 Dec 2010, 13:14 #107261 Reply To Post
A pox on both their houses?
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mkrobinson12
 12 Dec 2010, 14:09 #107262 Reply To Post
Very interesting. I read something on a blog last night that mirrored some of what was said in this article. Link. I still don't understand why some people read this rot. One day the world will wake up and realise we've given a free stage for these clowns to abuse the written word. I'm all for people reading what they like, this being a democracy and all, what I hate is that some of these idiots climb higher than they should have ever been allowed. Is it luck? Did they sleep with someone in publishing? How do I get to where they are? Do I want to be there?
unclearthur
 12 Dec 2010, 14:50 #107264 Reply To Post
Quote: sulcus, Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 13:14
A pox on both their houses?


Yes. Its pretentious tw*ts like that lot who give fiction writers a bad name. And more of the 'novelists slagging off novelists' thing.

Wonder how much they pay him to write such twaddle?
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sulcus
 12 Dec 2010, 15:37 #107271 Reply To Post
I wonder if any readers are interested in these naval gazing debates among authors and critics? I doubt it. The readership knows what it likes to read.
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BristolsBomber
 12 Dec 2010, 19:12 #107278 Reply To Post
Navel.
sulcus
 12 Dec 2010, 19:36 #107279 Reply To Post
Quote: BristolsBomber, Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 19:12
Navel.


Oh you know how to spell that word then?
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BristolsBomber
 12 Dec 2010, 19:39 #107280 Reply To Post
It's a typing issue not spellling, the old finges arent what they used ti be. And your excuse?
sulcus
 12 Dec 2010, 21:22 #107283 Reply To Post
Quote: BristolsBomber, Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 19:39
It's a typing issue not spellling, the old finges arent what they used ti be. And your excuse?


a pun on navel oranges, orange being the former colour associated with jealousy prior to it becoming green with envy etc. As in Shakespeare's "The count is neither sad, nor sick, nor merry, nor well; but civil count, civil as an orange," being a juicy play on the word Seville where most oranges were imported from in Jacobean days (from "Much ado About Nothing").
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unclearthur
 13 Dec 2010, 20:48 #107315 Reply To Post
Quote: sulcus, Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 21:22
Quote: BristolsBomber, Sunday, 12 Dec 2010 19:39
It's a typing issue not spellling, the old finges arent what they used ti be. And your excuse?


a pun on navel oranges, orange being the former colour associated with jealousy prior to it becoming green with envy etc. As in Shakespeare's "The count is neither sad, nor sick, nor merry, nor well; but civil count, civil as an orange," being a juicy play on the word Seville where most oranges were imported from in Jacobean days (from "Much ado About Nothing").


Ah - got it, now. Actually, that's really interesting.

Thought at first it might be a sad reflection on the fact the RN now has so few ships their main battle plan is giving any potential enemy a hard stare.
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