I appreciate that you always say who narrates the audible versions. The narrators can make or break it! John Slattery reading Stephen King’s “Duma Key” is such perfection on a perfect book. I think King rides that “literary” fence so well. Appeal to the masses yet his prose punches my soul too. “High literature” in my opinion contains more prose….and more dictionary referral.
Louie was always the one I identified with over Lestat. Louie was such a strong character in Interview, read that book when I was 15/16, made a lasting impression. I took a class on CS Lewis in college once, but at age 19/20 didn’t really get into it, probably would now. Greetings from Kansas! 🌻 Will have to think of some M questions…
Louie is the original storyteller here. Louie does open/start the chronicles, being quite brave to out the vampires. Lestat then spends the rest of the chronicles trying to be like Louie in the sense of telling the vampire secrets to the world.
LOUIE OR LESTAT OMG THIS QUESTION IS EPIC ❤😂👏🏼💥💥💥💥💯 wow you picked Louie. Interesting. I have to pick Lestat. He has more adventures and makes me laugh so much. Anne herself says she is Lestat.
Joshua, I appreciated your groping with the meaning of the term literary fiction as a form of genre fiction, for I have struggled with this question--asking friends, looking up the definition in numerous sources--always thinking that I should like the books most often considered literary fiction, yet finding the ones I've read to be rather disappointing. Often, I'm left metaphorically scratching my head, both as to what I think and what it is that causes well-read others to gush and proclaim. That you read so many classics, I assumed you would harken to literary fiction, even if disliking the term used as nomenclature for a form of genre, so your answer was somewhat surprising. I like how you posed the question, as a category of genre. I've concluded that there are many books I might enjoy--many of the ones you read and reread!--but choose not to read because there are other books that I expect I will enjoy more. One other conclusion is that, whether mystery, science fiction, horror, romcom, or fantasy, I am more confident at being able to discern and describe why some rise above the formula required to be cast in a given genre.
I think the difference for me between classics and literary fiction is that "classics" can refer to either just "old books" but more importantly "canonised books." As a believer in canons, I think the term communicates something important. But works that count as literary fiction, while they might pretend to be the classics of tomorrow, we have no reason to think so. So many books that hit the fashion in a time barely last out a decade, let alone centuries. I also think that at least with most "classics" they would also fit into genres. Dracula is a gothic novel; Austen & Dickens write social novels; etc... rather than being described as "literary fiction."
Louis! Bon! I expected you to choose Lestat. Frankly, by the time we got to The Tale of the Body Thief and certainly by Memnoch The Devil, I found Lestat to be insufferably histrionic. So many of the things he said, thought, felt, and did were just so dramatic and attention-seeking. I was thrilled that others were thrust to the fore after Memnoch and found Lestat's brief appearances, especially that at the end of Merrick, to be rewarding because of their brevity.
Yeah I would definitely agree with you. I think Body Thief might actually be my favourite Lestat book. Making him back into a human made some of his brooding nonsense more believable! Also think that is just a great novel.
Rice develops Louie a bit in Merrick…but not much. Louie is highly sensitive he must retreat….i will always cheer for Louie and love when he pops up. But Lestat is the real star. 💫 ⭐️ Merrick is one of my top three chronicles thought partially because Louie and Lestat need each other again…
I appreciate that you always say who narrates the audible versions. The narrators can make or break it! John Slattery reading Stephen King’s “Duma Key” is such perfection on a perfect book. I think King rides that “literary” fence so well. Appeal to the masses yet his prose punches my soul too. “High literature” in my opinion contains more prose….and more dictionary referral.
Louie was always the one I identified with over Lestat. Louie was such a strong character in Interview, read that book when I was 15/16, made a lasting impression.
I took a class on CS Lewis in college once, but at age 19/20 didn’t really get into it, probably would now.
Greetings from Kansas! 🌻
Will have to think of some M questions…
Louie is the original storyteller here. Louie does open/start the chronicles, being quite brave to out the vampires. Lestat then spends the rest of the chronicles trying to be like Louie in the sense of telling the vampire secrets to the world.
LOUIE OR LESTAT OMG THIS QUESTION IS EPIC ❤😂👏🏼💥💥💥💥💯 wow you picked Louie. Interesting. I have to pick Lestat. He has more adventures and makes me laugh so much. Anne herself says she is Lestat.
Joshua, I appreciated your groping with the meaning of the term literary fiction as a form of genre fiction, for I have struggled with this question--asking friends, looking up the definition in numerous sources--always thinking that I should like the books most often considered literary fiction, yet finding the ones I've read to be rather disappointing. Often, I'm left metaphorically scratching my head, both as to what I think and what it is that causes well-read others to gush and proclaim. That you read so many classics, I assumed you would harken to literary fiction, even if disliking the term used as nomenclature for a form of genre, so your answer was somewhat surprising. I like how you posed the question, as a category of genre. I've concluded that there are many books I might enjoy--many of the ones you read and reread!--but choose not to read because there are other books that I expect I will enjoy more. One other conclusion is that, whether mystery, science fiction, horror, romcom, or fantasy, I am more confident at being able to discern and describe why some rise above the formula required to be cast in a given genre.
I think the difference for me between classics and literary fiction is that "classics" can refer to either just "old books" but more importantly "canonised books." As a believer in canons, I think the term communicates something important.
But works that count as literary fiction, while they might pretend to be the classics of tomorrow, we have no reason to think so. So many books that hit the fashion in a time barely last out a decade, let alone centuries.
I also think that at least with most "classics" they would also fit into genres. Dracula is a gothic novel; Austen & Dickens write social novels; etc... rather than being described as "literary fiction."
someday if you get "crinkly and wrinkled" we'll still luv you and won't discard you. LOL (couldn't resist!) Good to see you again.
Haha thanks, good to know because it will happen! :P
Louis! Bon! I expected you to choose Lestat. Frankly, by the time we got to The Tale of the Body Thief and certainly by Memnoch The Devil, I found Lestat to be insufferably histrionic. So many of the things he said, thought, felt, and did were just so dramatic and attention-seeking. I was thrilled that others were thrust to the fore after Memnoch and found Lestat's brief appearances, especially that at the end of Merrick, to be rewarding because of their brevity.
Yeah I would definitely agree with you. I think Body Thief might actually be my favourite Lestat book. Making him back into a human made some of his brooding nonsense more believable! Also think that is just a great novel.
Rice develops Louie a bit in Merrick…but not much. Louie is highly sensitive he must retreat….i will always cheer for Louie and love when he pops up. But Lestat is the real star. 💫 ⭐️ Merrick is one of my top three chronicles thought partially because Louie and Lestat need each other again…
My problem is she always threatens to develop him, and then takes it away from me! :P