Too many novels about novelists writing novels

FMF

Culture

16 Jun 11

FMF

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16 Jun 11

Seemingly.

Discuss.

badmoon

lazy boy derivative

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16 Jun 11

Originally posted by FMF
Seemingly.

Discuss.

Did you read Franzen? My God but "Freedom" was an annoying read.

AThousandYoung

Are we the baddies?!

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17 Jun 11

Misery

Shallow Blue

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17 Jun 11

Originally posted by FMF
Seemingly.

Discuss.

It's "write what you know" taken to an unwise extreme. The main problem is that most non-authors won't be able to sympathise much.

Richard

FMF

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17 Jun 11

Originally posted by Shallow Blue
It's "write what you know" taken to an unwise extreme. The main problem is that most non-authors won't be able to sympathise much.

Richard

There are also too many rock bands singing songs about being in rock bands. And then, if its works well for them and they get rich, they start singing songs about being in rock bands and being rich.

Sahuaro

old pueblo

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20 Jun 11

Originally posted by FMF
There are also too many rock bands singing songs about being in rock bands. And then, if its works well for them and they get rich, they start singing songs about being in rock bands and being rich.

They all want to be on the Cover of the Rolling Stone. 😉