Comments on: Today, In Sentences That Aren’t As Complimentary As You Hoped:

By: TheDeviantE

TheDeviantE — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 05:28:37 +0000

you know what that sort of reminded me of? Catcher in the Rye.

I never saw the genius in that either.
People being self-absorbed is entertaining?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:59:07 +0000

Sady doesn’t this inspire you to write your own book? It could be a light in the darkness!

By: C.L. Minou

C.L. Minou — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:35:53 +0000

I have *been* to Beacon’s Closet! But luckily I don’t write like that.

I’m not sure if this gives me hope (“they publish novels that crappy! I know I can do better than that!”) or despair (“the novels they publish have to be that crappy!”)

Oh the joys of a life of letters…

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:15:36 +0000

Luckily, I had to google Beacon’s Closet.

By: Isa

Isa — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:07:03 +0000

I uh… what?

Holy shit, that’s like… 12 seconds of my life that I can never get back.

By: elegantcurmudgeon

elegantcurmudgeon — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:32:54 +0000

@Katarin: hear! hear! Makes me wonder if there's a ~~whole generation~~ roomful of hypnotized and well-connected baby scenesters typing away in a windowless room. Victor's travelogue voiceover loops endlessly on a reel to reel, volume halfway.

By: Katarin

Katarin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:28:04 +0000

Maybe I’m not literary enough to appreciate but that excerpt sounds both 1) unfunny and 2) boring as all hell. Who would read an entire book written like that?