I don't... any conceit which is visible makes me feel that the writer is missing the point. So any book about which I can answer which is the 'better' course of fiction, as you put it, has failed as a story. I read to get lost in it. It is the ultimate in escapism. If I can hear the author's voice it jolts me out of that; I'll never be a one for postmodernism, I suspect. That said, probably much of my resentment hinges on my lack of education in it. I do resent things that I don't understand, and that's very small of me and therefore I don't particularly want to admit it. But there ya go. Another reason why I'd like to do at least an A-level in English Literature.
The character I'd most like to speak to is Aziraphael. That's because he's far more intelligent than me, and has a far greater breadth of intelligence, but he wouldn't make me feel stupid. I suspect he'd get enthusiastic and pull out books for me to read, but in return he would ask that I be involved and actually put effort into the conversation. He wouldn't be talking merely to hear himself talk, because the Aziraphael I play is genuinely interested in these strange mortal types.
I love intelligent discussion, but I frequently allow myself to be completely sidelined. I will watch but not participate for fear of looking stupid. As a result, I don't end up expanding on my ideas or bouncing them off other people, which means I'm far less well-rounded than I'd like to be.
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Date: 2006-03-07 01:13 am (UTC)I don't... any conceit which is visible makes me feel that the writer is missing the point. So any book about which I can answer which is the 'better' course of fiction, as you put it, has failed as a story. I read to get lost in it. It is the ultimate in escapism. If I can hear the author's voice it jolts me out of that; I'll never be a one for postmodernism, I suspect. That said, probably much of my resentment hinges on my lack of education in it. I do resent things that I don't understand, and that's very small of me and therefore I don't particularly want to admit it. But there ya go. Another reason why I'd like to do at least an A-level in English Literature.
The character I'd most like to speak to is Aziraphael. That's because he's far more intelligent than me, and has a far greater breadth of intelligence, but he wouldn't make me feel stupid. I suspect he'd get enthusiastic and pull out books for me to read, but in return he would ask that I be involved and actually put effort into the conversation. He wouldn't be talking merely to hear himself talk, because the Aziraphael I play is genuinely interested in these strange mortal types.
I love intelligent discussion, but I frequently allow myself to be completely sidelined. I will watch but not participate for fear of looking stupid. As a result, I don't end up expanding on my ideas or bouncing them off other people, which means I'm far less well-rounded than I'd like to be.
*sighs*
What's your most long-held ambition?