Posted on 01/21/2022 2:02:01 PM PST by Borges
Even the Dubliners stories? “The Dead” might be the best short story ever written in English.
I cannot stand his style. Period.
Those that like it, enjoy, but please don’t belabour me with tales of how impressed and admiring you are of his work, because I am not the least impressed. And I managed to slog my way through War and Peace.
Oh, and 16000 words is NOT a short story, it’s a small novella that is droning on and on and on and on and on about NOTHING of any import. It’s sort of like the TV show “Seinfeld”, but less entertaining. Oh, I learned that show was meant to be a comedy. Who knew?
You seem angry, bro.
“The Dead” is about quite a few things, including how people deal with memory and compartmentalize.
You didn’t like “War and Peace”? I read it again last year - it’s like being in the company of people you like and know well.
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