tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post9130608822817095101..comments2024-03-04T11:22:53.502-05:00Comments on Fifty Books Project 2023: The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenFifty Books Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08640286429668778869noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-15169347669720906602007-12-13T16:19:00.000-05:002007-12-13T16:19:00.000-05:00I love everything about Oprah. I like Umma too.I love everything about Oprah. I like Umma too.Carlton Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17845004609304082650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-89587835978486983232007-12-09T21:18:00.000-05:002007-12-09T21:18:00.000-05:00If that's the standard, you might as well blame it...If that's the standard, you might as well blame it on ancient Roman novelists like Apuleius.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-87091109501156708122007-12-09T12:20:00.000-05:002007-12-09T12:20:00.000-05:00In terms of literary eras, you are correct. Howeve...In terms of literary eras, you are correct. However, Ulysses is widely recognized as one of the first major novels to follow its characters through the mundane things of everyday life, including giving Bloom's thoughts while he's on the toilet pooping. Since Joyce was an influence on some schools of postmodernism, I think it's fair to assign some of the blame or credit to him.Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-76247674333925822242007-12-09T02:11:00.000-05:002007-12-09T02:11:00.000-05:00That's not even close to being correct. Joyce is ...That's not even close to being correct. Joyce is the quintessential *modern* writer, post-modernism didn't really take off until WWIIChristopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-72379627091718583972007-12-08T19:53:00.000-05:002007-12-08T19:53:00.000-05:00I blame James Joyce.I blame James Joyce.Brent Waggonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05121696882391723790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-934096967055481899.post-35852401191255491462007-12-08T19:44:00.000-05:002007-12-08T19:44:00.000-05:00Pomo authors are obsessed with bodily functions be...Pomo authors are obsessed with bodily functions because one of the essential traits of pomo is the synthesis of low and high art. Scatalogical topics allow pomo authors to mix crude humor with more literary modes.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500451355263180972noreply@blogger.com