--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...> wrote:
> Probably Faulkner's most successful protege,
or
> acolyte, anyway, is the American writer, Joyce
Carol
> Oates. She's even more prolific than Faulkner was,
and
> while her output is uneven in my opinion, her
novels
> like WONDERLAND, WE WERE THE MULVANEYS, and
MIDDLEAGE
> are as good as anyone's writing at present.
Very
> "noir" too. Oats may be the ultimate female
"noir"
> writer.
I have tried with Oates, but she remains my bete noire, no
pun intended. I find her heavy handed, trying to overtly push
a message, and, worst of all, very boring. I did, however,
once read an excellent nonfiction article by her. And I also
recall an awful article on Chandler (NYRB). Overall, I detect
no signs of a talent to put her in a class with Faulkner, or
anywhere near.
Is she an acolyte of Faulkner's? That's very
surprising.
Best,
mrt
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