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Man, what a boring choice.
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Mira posted:Man, what a boring choice.
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Oct 5, 2017 12:10
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I like Kazuo Ishiguro but I'm quite surprised by this. At least it's not Phillip Roth though.
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Oct 5, 2017 12:15
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sff author wins the nobel, what's the world coming to
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Oct 5, 2017 12:32
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Peel posted:sff author wins the nobel, what's the world coming to Harry Martinson
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Oct 5, 2017 12:41
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Harry Martinson i was thinking doris lessing but this is a way deeper cut
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Oct 5, 2017 13:09
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Peel posted:i was thinking doris lessing but yours is a way deeper cut I memorized the Nobel Prize winners in college for some reason
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Oct 5, 2017 13:11
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I have never read any of Ishiguro's books and any synopsis makes them seem like really boring middle-brow stuff, so I probably never will
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Oct 5, 2017 13:19
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ulvir posted:I have never read any of Ishiguro's books and any synopsis makes them seem like really boring middle-brow stuff, so I probably never will Never Let Me Go seems pretty cool. It's next on my list once I finish War and Peace.
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Oct 5, 2017 13:42
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ulvir posted:I have never read any of Ishiguro's books and any synopsis makes them seem like really boring middle-brow stuff, so I probably never will Is there any critique that is more self-reflective than middle-brow blue squares posted:Never Let Me Go seems pretty cool. It's next on my list once I finish War and Peace. Its probably his best imho
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Oct 5, 2017 13:42
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ulvir posted:I have never read any of Ishiguro's books and any synopsis makes them seem like really boring middle-brow stuff, so I probably never will Hoping Ian McEwan wins it next year
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Oct 5, 2017 13:53
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Gorn Myson posted:Hoping Ian McEwan wins it next year I liked him in Trainspotting.
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Oct 5, 2017 14:03
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ulvir posted:I have never read any of Ishiguro's books and any synopsis makes them seem like really boring middle-brow stuff, so I probably never will that's pretty unfair. his books are very good. they have a very easy style which i think belies the broader themes he's often touching on without being explicit. i would recommend remains of the day, it's about how class society and the victorian novel enabled the rise of fascism in england. definitely not going to be a thread hipster favorite because it's about as far from art-as-difficult as you can find. but they're good..
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Oct 5, 2017 14:06
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I thought never let me go was a John Green book or something
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Oct 5, 2017 14:21
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ulvir posted:I have never read any of Ishiguro's books and any synopsis makes them seem like really boring middle-brow stuff, so I probably never will I thought Remains of the Day was decent. Still pretty boggled he won the Nobel
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Oct 5, 2017 14:29
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Safety Biscuits posted:I thought Remains of the Day was decent. Still pretty boggled he won the Nobel Yeah he basically went from underrated to overrated in a day
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Oct 5, 2017 14:33
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I always hated him and thought his work was dry, pretentious, unforthcoming, wildly soporific, and farcical
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Oct 5, 2017 14:35
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CestMoi posted:I always hated him and thought his work was dry, pretentious, unforthcoming, wildly soporific, and farcical someone downloaded a thesaurus app
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Oct 5, 2017 14:37
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CestMoi posted:I always hated him and thought his work was dry, pretentious, unforthcoming, wildly soporific, and farcical
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Oct 5, 2017 14:43
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He's decent. What a meh choice.
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Oct 5, 2017 14:52
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:He's decent. What a meh choice. Yeah thats the general consensus I think He's not bad, he's just deeply underwhelming as a Nobel Laureate
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Oct 5, 2017 14:56
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Mel Mudkiper posted:Yeah he basically went from underrated to overrated in a day Harsh but fair
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Oct 5, 2017 15:00
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But then, the Nobel Prize is pretty underwhelming as an institution
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Oct 5, 2017 15:38
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Recommended reading re: literary prizes.
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Oct 5, 2017 15:43
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Safety Biscuits posted:But then, the Nobel Prize is pretty underwhelming as an institution gently caress you some dude is super butthurt he never got one Mel Mudkiper fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Oct 5, 2017 |
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Oct 5, 2017 15:48
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Mel Mudkiper posted:gently caress you Why? Nobody else does
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Oct 5, 2017 16:18
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I agree.
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Oct 5, 2017 18:35
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I only really needed to read this bit:quote:What the public wants, as the Pulitzer sees it (and as Mr. Stuckey correctly concludes, I think) is an exciting story with a timely theme, although it may have an historical setting. The material should be handled simply and delivered in terms of sharp contrasts so that problems can be decisively resolved. Ideally, it should be written in a style that is as invisible as Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man, so that the reader can let go of the words and grasp the situation. Not necessarily about the Pulitzer, but about books in general. "Yeah, it's alright."
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Oct 5, 2017 18:57
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The sleeping giant is the weirdest piece of Arthuriana to be produced in the last twenty years or so. I read it back when it came out and I'm still not sure whether I liked it or not
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Oct 5, 2017 19:45
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chernobyl kinsman posted:The sleeping giant is the weirdest piece of Arthuriana to be produced in the last twenty years or so. I read it back when it came out and I'm still not sure whether I liked it or not What was your opinion on the buried giant though
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Oct 5, 2017 19:55
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who do you all think should have won?
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Oct 5, 2017 19:58
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derp posted:who do you all think should have won? i think the thread consensus is Urs Alleman serious answer, Pynchon while there's still time to rectify their mistake Hieronymous Alloy fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Oct 5, 2017 |
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Oct 5, 2017 20:00
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derp posted:who do you all think should have won? if they were going to do english language again it should've been murnane
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Oct 5, 2017 20:02
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Hieronymous Alloy posted:serious answer, Pynchon while there's still time to rectify their mistake This is my choice.
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Oct 5, 2017 20:09
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Also I'll troll this thread by saying Ursula LeGuin deserves the Nobel more than Margaret Atwood does
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Oct 5, 2017 20:15
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I can't think of any living authors beside Kadare who I care about so he should've won
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Oct 5, 2017 20:19
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Like half the fun of the Nobel is that it shines a light on authors American audiences might not be familiar with. Ideally I would want someone like Thiang'o, or Adunis, or Krasznahorkai
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Oct 5, 2017 20:26
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chernobyl kinsman posted:The sleeping giant is the weirdest piece of Arthuriana to be produced in the last twenty years or so. I read it back when it came out and I'm still not sure whether I liked it or not stop making me want to read middlebrow british lit, I'm from here and they're all insufferable https://twitter.com/Mr_Considerate/status/915961918107656192 it's lowbrow or '''''''''high'''''''' for me buster
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Mel Mudkiper posted:What was your opinion on the buried giant though That one's good
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