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formative fiction

Posted on August 15, 2019 by observeroftimes

Most writers can reel off a handful of titles of books they’d call formative, typically read for the first time during their teens. One of mine is Wuthering Heights (1847) by Emily Brontë, a classic of incomparable passion despite no … Continue reading →

Posted in books to read before you die | Tagged Ada Lewis, Alex Garland, Charlotte Brontë, coming-of-age novels, Daphne du Maurier, Donna Tartt, drama, Emily Brontë, fiction, George Eliot, gothic romance, Grace Metalious, Hans Christian Andersen, historical romance, Jane Eyre, JD Salinger, Jenny, Lord of the Flies, Middlemarch, novels, Peyton Place, Rachel Kushner, Rebecca, romance, romantic heroine, Sylvia Plath, The Beach, The Bell Jar, The Catcher in the Rye, The Little Mermaid, The Secret History, William Golding, Wuthering Heights | 1 Comment

Is ignorance bliss or is it just empty space? – the case for reading

Posted on July 23, 2013 by observeroftimes

In a running dispute between a talented writer friend and myself, concerning the friend’s lack of interest in others’ fiction, my case goes something like this: Of the large volume of unpublished fiction I regularly see, the least original work … Continue reading →

Posted in the death of the reader, the life of the writer | Tagged capitalism, characters, classics, Cloud Atlas, consumerism, contemporary fiction, David Mitchell, ego, George Eliot, Middlemarch, religion, science, the canon | 1 Comment

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