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Did you know that at my library they don't have a complete collection of his works?<BR/><BR/>This is an outrage given that the library is in California, and he is one of the state's most important writers.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-17121629029629816632007-04-27T16:17:00.000-04:002007-04-27T16:17:00.000-04:00Okay, Jim.I'm one of the few who read Cormac McCar...Okay, Jim.<BR/>I'm one of the few who read Cormac McCarthy like a person taking cod liver oil. Sure, it was good for me, I could observe tight prose, original use of language, a way to convey emotion through emotion, but I always found every book of his one hell of a tough slog.<BR/><BR/>But you know what? I loved The Road. In fact I reviewed it on my <A HREF="http://easy-writer.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">my site</A>. And this was in spite of what Oprah thought. And I have to admit, even I'm impressed she's getting him on in a rare interview. Even Charlie Rose couldn't do that.<BR/><BR/>But let's get to this other issue. <B>Your guilt</B>. <BR/><BR/>You're no longer in parochial school, there's no danger in going to limbo or hell if you don't like a book. You don't have to.<BR/><BR/>For instance, I haven't been able to finish a single book by Don DeLillo. Reason? None. Guilt? None. I quit being pummeled by ivory tower agents long ago.<BR/><BR/>So if I want to curl up with... oh...let's see....Thomas Farber or Chester Aarons I do. If I want to take a plane ride with John Grisham, I do. And if I want to watch a rerun of a tape with Antonio Banderas, I do that too.<BR/><BR/>Power on, babe. Press that tuxedo for the next ceremony.Kananihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317494343177263398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-8782312800826993322007-04-06T23:34:00.000-04:002007-04-06T23:34:00.000-04:00I'm inclined to support literary awards. Competiti...I'm inclined to support literary awards. Competition is an excellent motivation to excel, as many of the others have said. Especially in the case of authors, there is also the publicity to consider. It's the nature of the profession to require readers and exposing that audience to the competition not only lets them see an entertaining show, but pick up a few interesting name (both books and writers).<BR/>It is nice to have that bit of praise in front of you when you're having a bad day or to have that rainbow to chase. The gold at the end may be an overblown story or purely mythical, but it's about the journey, they all say. And I agree.EDLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09842255996254638377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-33242834746745024662007-04-03T10:09:00.000-04:002007-04-03T10:09:00.000-04:00ALL award competitions, from the Oscar to the high...ALL award competitions, from the Oscar to the high school gym are based on politics with underlying reasons (whose turn is it this year, is often what it comes down to in the end). They are fun in a general sense, but should never be taken seriously when it comes to subjective taste in reading, viewing, or cheerleading. It's called playing the game, no matter what profession is involved.ryan fieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361694356025572544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-45033800897318949032007-04-01T03:51:00.000-04:002007-04-01T03:51:00.000-04:00I find competition of any sort to be largely meani...I find competition of any sort to be largely meaningless. An award given because a work has been judged subjectively against a set of objective standards and proven a good execution of whatever the judges are looking for is one thing, but a competition to judge one book against another is just silly. How can something so terribly subjective as an individual reader's response to a book (as a reader, not as a publishing professional) be even remotely broad enough to be good grounds for judgement?<BR/><BR/>As for everyone liking something... well, masses of people are not generally known for their great talent for discernment, so I wouldn't worry about holding a different opinion, even if you couldn't explain why you held it. I'd be more worried if you couldn't say why you agreed.Impyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12043052615247644393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-1828066766910893092007-03-31T08:12:00.000-04:002007-03-31T08:12:00.000-04:00I haven't read The Road yet, but I cannot say that...I haven't read The Road yet, but I cannot say that I find the description compelling. I generally read books others are raving about three or four years after all the hoopla has died down. I still haven't read the DaVinci Code, nor have I read Leaving Las Vegas. This is partly because I am involved in other things, and partly because I too am reluctant to rave over works that have already received universal acclaim. <BR/><BR/>Nice to hear that someone else didn't like Lost in Translation, though. As a former part-time Japanese-English translator and 17-year resident of Japan, I couldn't wait to see this. When I finally went to see it, I could hardly concentrate what with all the yawning and snoring that was going on around me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-10916582437326276692007-03-31T08:11:00.000-04:002007-03-31T08:11:00.000-04:00Regardless of how we feel about THE ROAD or about ...Regardless of how we feel about THE ROAD or about Oprah, we should all be happy she's promoting current books again. (John Steinbeck didn't need her help.) She has the power to transform mall-shoppers into bookstore-browsers and that can't be a bad thing for any of us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-60225870360418275652007-03-31T04:52:00.000-04:002007-03-31T04:52:00.000-04:00I read Slaughterhouse Five at least once a year, a...I read Slaughterhouse Five at least once a year, and find something new every time.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-40251847937103758922007-03-29T11:57:00.000-04:002007-03-29T11:57:00.000-04:00Ah, good point, Brian, I didn't actually mention w...Ah, good point, Brian, I didn't actually mention what the Tournament of Books was ultimately about. It picks the "best" of 32 books. As of this writing, it's down to Gary Shteyngart's ABSURDISTAN (ugh) and THE ROAD (ugher). Here's the link: http://www.themorningnews.org/tob<BR/><BR/>Most of the books would be considered literary, which is perhaps no surprise. Commercial fiction is so rarely gifted with honors (which is an entirely separate post, so I won't get started). As for THE ROAD, if I had to place it in literary or commercial, I'd go literary. It is horror, to an extent--certainly the cannibalism counts, but my read wasn't that those folks were zombies, just people turned to desperate measures.DGLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594925221862242748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-14449125580716014722007-03-29T11:27:00.000-04:002007-03-29T11:27:00.000-04:00Jim,I am on page 160 of The Road. The reason I pic...Jim,<BR/><BR/>I am on page 160 of The Road. The reason I picked it up... Stephen King listed as his favorite book of 2006. Who am I to argue with Stephen King?<BR/><BR/>I'm liking it quite a bit. Sorry. But this Tournament of Books you mention... what are the categories? Best book... author... agent???? I think anything to sell more books, get people reading, is a good thing. Period.<BR/><BR/>And would you consider The Road a literary novel... or commercial... or does it make a difference. <BR/><BR/>Really, I'd consider it horror. Quick math; Cannabalism plus Zombies = Horrorbrian_ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12468959366889942624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-24682831154974789492007-03-29T10:19:00.000-04:002007-03-29T10:19:00.000-04:00Any awards chosen by judges are essentially meanin...Any awards chosen by judges are essentially meaningless in my opinion. Which is why I don't watch the Oscars or the Emmies or any of their kin. Book prizes are skewed right off the bat, because each publisher can only submit one book, generally speaking. I think it's a pretty safe bet that any book that makes it to the short list at all is an exceptional book, and which one wins depends more on the trend du jour or the personal tastes of the judges.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, in the happy event that I am published some day, I would never turn down an award. They may be meaningless, but I'm sure they boost sales. I'm practical that way... ;o)Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04600030574995481267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-6239732414725404852007-03-29T09:04:00.000-04:002007-03-29T09:04:00.000-04:00Jim, I suppose this country thrives on competition...Jim, <BR/>I suppose this country thrives on competition of all sorts. I'm really ambivalent about the whole thing. <BR/>I like books...period. I take recommendations from my family, friends, and other writers. I don't even listen to critics. It annoys me when people tell me what to like!:*)Tyhitia Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070000168178880911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-42974482853174537922007-03-28T18:41:00.000-04:002007-03-28T18:41:00.000-04:00Of course it's all subjective. It doesn't mean it...Of course it's all subjective. It doesn't mean it's not fun. I know exactly how you feel about The Road - I haven't read it, but I have felt that way about other books that have received critical acclaim. At the risk of garnering enduring hatred, I'll mention Catcher in the Rye. Rarely do I see criticism of it. But I didn't like it when I was fifteen and I didn't like it when I reread it a decade later. It's important for us to remember that it takes all kinds of books to serve all the kinds of people out there.<BR/><BR/>And the corellary is also true to some extent. A lot of critics like to attack the Davinci Code, but it's a pretty good read and I suspect there's a lot of jealousy at play. I have seen a variety of criticism of James Patterson among the more "literary-minded", but in my humble opinion the Alex Cross of his first six books or so is among the best developed characters in all of American literature. By the same token, I have to choke back my own tendency to dismiss romance - an awful lot of people like it and read it.<BR/><BR/>three cheers for variety, I sayEGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12687289375551215794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-37872972253770071202007-03-28T18:05:00.000-04:002007-03-28T18:05:00.000-04:00I love awards and competition too, because they cr...I love awards and competition too, because they create a story around the subject and add glamour and importance to it. I think we need more book tournaments, and not just for literary fiction. That said, pitting novels against each other is an inherently subjective exercise. Which is why I like Tournament of Books for being--as one of the commentators pointed out today--so transparent about their process. Like when they say, I had the flu, didn't feel like reading 1101 pages. <BR/><BR/>A quote from John Warner, commentator: "Let this honesty spread to the awards where authors receive cash prizes and crystal figurines instead of live fowl." Right, like that would ever happen!Phoebe Kitanidishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14083550131667443394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-61991018212388432742007-03-28T12:55:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:55:00.000-04:00Jim, this is very funny. I too love competition i...Jim, this is very funny. I too love competition in any form--there's something about dreams coming true that grabs me every time. I have long history of solo movie-going and once, mistakenly, went to see Leaving Las Vegas to cheer myself up. Yeah, I figured any movie with Las Vegas in the title had to be a pack of laughs. Well, it was good...<BR/>I don't know about judging books and other works of art. I suppose it's clear when something moves the masses, but then what about the stuff that simply had less marketing but might be just as good? Nice question, but fear not--the era of award shows is here for the long haul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-14622267558303032782007-03-28T12:39:00.000-04:002007-03-28T12:39:00.000-04:00In case you haven't heard, Oprah has just announce...In case you haven't heard, Oprah has just announced "The Road" as her next book club selection. Will the country now be riveted or asleep?The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34218279.post-66272850593372870892007-03-28T11:50:00.000-04:002007-03-28T11:50:00.000-04:00Great post Jim! I'd have to say yes and no. While ...Great post Jim! <BR/><BR/>I'd have to say yes <I>and</I> no. While part of me feels that each book has its own purpose and shouldn't be compared (unjustly or not) to another work, isn't that what writers do when we pitch our ideas to agents and publishers? Or when we (as readers) give our opinion of a novel to others ("It's no <I>To Kill a Mockingbird,</I> but I liked it")?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, if there weren't literary awards, we'd have to resort to bitching about the <I>Dancing with the Stars</I> or Pussycat Dolls search instead. Not that anyone watches that stuff or anything...Bonnie Staringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617661715759556106noreply@blogger.com