tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post1307344268257314709..comments2024-03-28T07:08:58.221-04:00Comments on Todd Seavey: It Was a Smug and Phony Elite...Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-50460825005542751142008-07-28T22:24:00.000-04:002008-07-28T22:24:00.000-04:00I’ve never liked Hemmingway’s short, pithy phrases...I’ve never liked Hemmingway’s short, pithy phrases– but I loathe Dickens’ endless paid-by-the-word prose more, and bet I’d dislike Dickens more than EBL in a head-to-head matchup.Jacob T. Levyhttp://jacobtlevy.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-9198571569487667612008-07-28T10:41:00.000-04:002008-07-28T10:41:00.000-04:00And indeed Charles Schulz will be in my March 2009...And indeed Charles Schulz will be in my March 2009 Book Selection entry. Really.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-2280735340252434112008-07-28T10:38:00.000-04:002008-07-28T10:38:00.000-04:00Can you tell your Dickens from your Bulwer-Lytton?...Can you tell your Dickens from your Bulwer-Lytton? My results were…sobering. It’s Victorian prose, meaning even these excerpts are slow-going, so might want to set aside a few minutes: <a href="http://reverent.org/bulwer-dickens.html" rel="nofollow">http://reverent.org/bulwer-dickens.html</a><br><br>I blame Snoopy, personally.Clay Watersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-43822328712620514692008-07-28T09:49:00.000-04:002008-07-28T09:49:00.000-04:00You have my support.You have my support.Todd Seaveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08589187886030112999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-610803938756668468.post-76698155434615764982008-07-28T08:42:00.000-04:002008-07-28T08:42:00.000-04:00i’ve always despised hemingway. “the earth moved”...i’ve always despised hemingway. “the earth moved”? please.<br><br>i’ve always despised thomas hardy, too. i blame my 12th grade english teacher for making me read _return of the native_. i hadn’t even been mouthing off in class or nuthin’.<br><br>hmm. i seem to be in a despicable mood this morning.jennyhttp://laloca.org/noreply@blogger.com