It is “Flashback Friday” everywhere this morning it seems. Great to see you repost work you’re excited about and give your new audience like me a chance to read it.
While I completely agree that fiction impacts the hardest, I question whether your distilling works into thought isn’t a way to defictionalize the stories, and by demystifying them, to kill the great impact. Of course, that’s probably in keeping with your philosophical discourse, but may be a question worth considering.
Three cheers for putting all your brilliant shit in one damn place! Excuse my language. 😊💜
It is “Flashback Friday” everywhere this morning it seems. Great to see you repost work you’re excited about and give your new audience like me a chance to read it.
While I completely agree that fiction impacts the hardest, I question whether your distilling works into thought isn’t a way to defictionalize the stories, and by demystifying them, to kill the great impact. Of course, that’s probably in keeping with your philosophical discourse, but may be a question worth considering.
I love the approach you describe to looking at classic works of fiction and hope you will continue your By the Books posts.