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<blockquote data-quote="Kyle Weiss" data-source="post: 335718" data-attributes="member: 1969"><p>Exactly why I dig the fella, perhaps not his work.</p><p></p><p>As a writer, Walt, I expect certain things. As a painter, musician, etc, too. I envy those who do what I cannot do, as they are a challenge. Faulkner can write, I'll give him that. His depth and thought always gave way to flowery imagery, which I'm not so much for. Granted, poetry and prose never were my strong suit, I also never felt so enamored by the craft of imagery that. Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, those were examples of lofty creations that I simply couldn't relate to, no matter how well they might have been penned. His shorter stories, which I forget the titles of (been a long time since I read 'em), were a little more interesting, or they were simply shorter, therefore, I wasn't nodding off quite as much. I figure, if I can stay awake through Dostoyevsky or Thomas Mann, Faulkner wasn't quite flavored the way I like my soup. </p><p></p><p>I'd write more, but I just got done writing a small novella to a brother here via PM. I'm a bit tapped.</p><p></p><p>I don't discount or dismiss Faulkner. Just like I don't discount McClelland. Plenty of people like both, I just wasn't meshing with it. Recognized quality, incompatible product.</p><p></p><p>8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyle Weiss, post: 335718, member: 1969"] Exactly why I dig the fella, perhaps not his work. As a writer, Walt, I expect certain things. As a painter, musician, etc, too. I envy those who do what I cannot do, as they are a challenge. Faulkner can write, I'll give him that. His depth and thought always gave way to flowery imagery, which I'm not so much for. Granted, poetry and prose never were my strong suit, I also never felt so enamored by the craft of imagery that. Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, those were examples of lofty creations that I simply couldn't relate to, no matter how well they might have been penned. His shorter stories, which I forget the titles of (been a long time since I read 'em), were a little more interesting, or they were simply shorter, therefore, I wasn't nodding off quite as much. I figure, if I can stay awake through Dostoyevsky or Thomas Mann, Faulkner wasn't quite flavored the way I like my soup. I'd write more, but I just got done writing a small novella to a brother here via PM. I'm a bit tapped. I don't discount or dismiss Faulkner. Just like I don't discount McClelland. Plenty of people like both, I just wasn't meshing with it. Recognized quality, incompatible product. 8) [/QUOTE]
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