http://writeabetternovel.net/kurt-vonnegut-died-2-years-ago-todayso-it-goes/ Practical wisdom for novelists and other storytellers Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:03:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://writeabetternovel.net/kurt-vonnegut-died-2-years-ago-todayso-it-goes/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Eros-Alegra Clarke Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:04:51 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=1578#comment-461 *sigh* The irony would be a little too much for me if this is the case *sigh*
The irony would be a little too much for me if this is the case

]]> http://writeabetternovel.net/kurt-vonnegut-died-2-years-ago-todayso-it-goes/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Lisa Kenney Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:28:52 +0000 http://truevoice-blog.com/?p=1578#comment-460 I've been reading a lot of older books recently and I've decided that you probably do need to die to be fully appreciated. Look at the resurgence of interest in Richard Yates recently. And I am quite sure that the same will happen with Updike. I think there is something about a writer and his work coexisting that makes it difficult for critics and readers to relax and appreciate the work for what it is. I’ve been reading a lot of older books recently and I’ve decided that you probably do need to die to be fully appreciated. Look at the resurgence of interest in Richard Yates recently. And I am quite sure that the same will happen with Updike. I think there is something about a writer and his work coexisting that makes it difficult for critics and readers to relax and appreciate the work for what it is.

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