tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post108996318764000111..comments2024-03-26T03:46:04.937-07:00Comments on Books in Northport: What Does a Story Need?P. J. Grathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12693462910472164289noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-36500295795317653122016-02-15T16:35:32.602-08:002016-02-15T16:35:32.602-08:00Well, if limited reading is permitted, I would not...Well, if limited reading is permitted, I would note that a 'sketch'<br />that was worth reading, and which I re-read seasonally, was the<br />little newspaper article of 1897 in answer to a little girl.<br />'Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus'. Admittedly, I graded poorly in the college class 'Development Of The English Novel' and developed a strong dislike for 'Moby Dick', but for a science guy<br />I sometimes relapse into the sentimental. :)BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130421352415377273.post-15417908031071622482016-02-10T09:15:07.260-08:002016-02-10T09:15:07.260-08:00I have a hard time with fiction where there is no ...I have a hard time with fiction where there is no conflict...where nothing happens...where it's just descriptive. But I can't say those books weren't fiction, because they were. It's just that I struggle through them, always thinking...maybe something will happen in the NEXT chapter.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00824027366993286152noreply@blogger.com