> Men make lists,anally retentive
> men make lists
[sigh] I guess I should be saving up for that sex
change.
George, on James Lee Burke, you're right. I like his plots,
settings, characters, but there's something about his style
that impedes me from experiencing his story. The problem is
similar to Oates and even Greeley. There are types of writers
stylistically--no, it's not really stylistic, but whatever
style comes from. Some writers are telling you, "Look at
these strange people," and that to me is Oates. As far I can
tell, that kind of storyteller is analytical and is
presenting the results of the analysis. It's more sociology
than fiction. Some writers are saying, "Look at me, I'm being
a writer." IMHO Burke falls somewhere between these two. The
best kind of writer says,
"Enter the experience." He's not telling you about these
characters in a story, he's living the characters in the
story, and inviting you to live them, too.
Cheers,
Sally into the I'm trying to get a handle on what you mean by
"expressing his/herself." It would seem to me that he may be
guilty of the sin you're naming here, so I'm wondering if you
have an opinion on him.
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