Re: the literary life
Thor Cameron (my_colours@hotmail.com)
Thu, 01 Oct 1998 14:35:49 -0700 (PDT)
Hey, guys,
I would just like to encourage people to join my camp.
The thing is, I don't pay any attention whatsoever to this Joyce Maynard
thing.
As some of you know, I'm in Will's Salinger class, & he talks about the
latest developments in the "J M loves J D S" department and has copied
bits of newspaper & magazine articles so that it could be discussed more
clearly. Not that he devotes classes to it, just a few minutes here &
there. These are minutes of rest for me.
I don't pay any attention. I don't read it, I don't think about it, I'm
not curious. If I want to hear about a cantankerous old man and a
little near-jailbait action, I'll watch Oprah. If I want to read good
literature, I'll pick up a book, regardless of who wrote it & what their
life is like.
Many of the books that I love dearly, I know nothing of the authors.
Even gender is up in the air. I was halfway through my second book of
his before I realized that Kim Stanley Robinson was a man. Sue Grafton
uses bad photos of herself on her books, that's all I know about her.
It also clears my email, as I can scan through another posting of stuff
about Joyce and delete it before it takes up more of my time.
I guess I'm not so much saying that I've taken the high moral ground, as
to say that I wish it could be put (rightfully so) in the "who gives a
damn?" department. Anyone want to jump on this particular indifference
bandwagon?
Namaste,
Thor
P.S. Please check out my web page & let me know what you think.
http://www.uscolo.edu/TAC/
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