An intriguing idea, John. I struggled through The Great Gatsby on my first read. In part because I found virtually every character loathsome, but also because the style seemed to glance of the subjects. It took me a second read to appreciate it. Similarly even writers as recent as Kurt Vonnegut and Joan Didion are of their time; few (maybe nobody) writes as they do anymore. I love Didion’s essays, but nobody would write them like that any longer, nor would many publications and publishers seek them out and publish them. They’re endangered.
Thanks for this, John! Added some Klavan to my library requests — I think they might be good for read-alouds with my 14 year old, who still lets me do so... All best, and thanks for all your work.
An intriguing idea, John. I struggled through The Great Gatsby on my first read. In part because I found virtually every character loathsome, but also because the style seemed to glance of the subjects. It took me a second read to appreciate it. Similarly even writers as recent as Kurt Vonnegut and Joan Didion are of their time; few (maybe nobody) writes as they do anymore. I love Didion’s essays, but nobody would write them like that any longer, nor would many publications and publishers seek them out and publish them. They’re endangered.
Thanks for this, John! Added some Klavan to my library requests — I think they might be good for read-alouds with my 14 year old, who still lets me do so... All best, and thanks for all your work.