Moriarty wrote:
> On Nov 14, 3:08 pm, Sea Wasp <seawaspObvi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>Moriarty wrote:
>>
>>>On Nov 14, 1:46 pm, Sea Wasp <seawaspObvi...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>>>Ralph Wilson Huckabee wrote:
>>>
>>><snip>
>>
>>>>>See Michael Moorcock's im****tant and revealing essay, "Epic Pooh,"
>>>>
>>>> Pfui.
>>>
>>>> For all I know, Moorcock was just jealous. It's for sure that
he's
>>>>not as high-selling, nor as highly influential, nor as widely read and
>>>>appreciated, as Tolkien.
>>>
>>>I don't think jealousy has anything to do with it. Moorcock just
>>>Doesn't Like LOTR. He's written at least one other article on the
>>>subject that I've read. I quite enjoyed the essay above too. Well
>>>written, even if I disagree with its content.
>>
>> I didn't particularly like the essay, but then again I don't
really
>>care about what ANYONE has to say about any book I read; the book says
>>anything it needs to to me. The essay's certainly not "im****tant and
>>revealing". (it might have an argument to being "im****tant" if it
>>actually transformed the way most people view the books, but that
>>clearly didn't happen, and sure isn't likely to now)
>
>
> Oh don't get me wrong here, I'm firmly in the Sea Wasp "If I like it,
> it's good and everyone else can go hang" camp. I liked the essay
> because it's by one of my favourite authors who really doesn't like
> another of my favourite authors. Particularly since I started reading
> the two around the same time.
Really? That's interesting. I read a fair amount of Moorcock, and
most of it was just "eeeh" to me. I remember a few images and ideas,
and one book I actively strongly disliked (Behold The Man).
>
> I also like reading well written negative critiques of fiction on the
> grounds that I'm likely to get useful information out of them than out
> a positive review.
I've found that a well-written good review is about as useful as a
well-written negative one, but I suspect that well-written negative
ones -- reviews that address specific points -- are probably
considerably more common.
>
> -Moriarty
>
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