tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post2281018144298846831..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: First Sentences in (Fan)Fiction the 23rdUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-55476855933129375202017-10-19T09:15:30.370-05:002017-10-19T09:15:30.370-05:00"Gravity's Rainbow" didn't win t..."Gravity's Rainbow" didn't win the prize at all? What the fuck? I thought it did! OH, whatever. Fuck those people then. The Illustrious Colonel Wafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388473232843879190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-45347930313506117112017-10-19T01:50:15.530-05:002017-10-19T01:50:15.530-05:00Sorry, I should have been clearer. When I said the...Sorry, I should have been clearer. When I said they "messed up" on it, I meant specifically that it took them twelve years to actually award Hemingway the prize. In hindsight, I see it was a mistake to fail to mention that twelve years earlier, <i>For Whom the Bell Tolls</i> was rejected on prudish grounds. I like to imagine that <i>The Old Man and the Sea</i> nomination was a subtle "oops we messed up sorry" nomination. Probably just me, though.<br /><br />I'd have thought juxtaposing it with <i>Gravity's Rainbow</i>, which didn't win the prize at all, might have been a clue, but I guess I was mistaken.<br /><br />Although as it happens, it's not my cup of tea either, but details, details...Impossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-90769846601471186102017-10-18T03:28:21.946-05:002017-10-18T03:28:21.946-05:00*"The Old man and the Sea's"
to sh...*"The Old man and the Sea's" <br /><br />to show I know how to use quotation marks ;IThe Illustrious Colonel Wafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388473232843879190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-68981252570436180282017-10-18T03:24:13.671-05:002017-10-18T03:24:13.671-05:00Damn it. I hate how I now feel obligated to defend...Damn it. I hate how I now feel obligated to defend "The Old Man and the Sea"'s honor. It's so besides the point and ignoring the flippancy of your comment, but whatever. I take a stand here today. I feel like "The Old Man and the Sea," while it might not be each and everyone's cup of tea, is a wonderful and sad story that's written by a person who really knew his craft. To quote from a keyword analysis of the story I wrote for school: <br /><br />"First you feel calm and tranquil, out on the sea chasing this magnificent fish, then when the sharks come, all of it is torn to shreds, both figuratively and literally, and you do not know how react other than become angry. It may be because it all felt like a trick. The author built all that peacefulness and tranquility up, so he could tear it down. I think this is the real reason why I feel infuriated toward the end of the novel. <br /><br />"There is no doubt this is an effective novel however, as it managed to affect me in these ways. You feel tranquil first and infuriated later, and extremely immersed to boot, all the more so toward the end of the novel. Hemingway knew his craft, and I think this is the lesson I will take with me." <br /><br />The dramatic force of Santiago's tragedy hit me like, shall we say, a shovel. If Hemingway didn't deserve that Pulitzer, someone of his caliber certainly did. The Illustrious Colonel Wafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388473232843879190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-69052658631866000262017-10-18T00:48:31.934-05:002017-10-18T00:48:31.934-05:00"... all by the elegant expedient of literall..."... all by the elegant expedient of literally telling us those things."<br /><br />Achievement Unlocked: Spit-take. Good thing my laptop is waterproof.iisawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454386148259666080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-3798327473579084952017-10-16T19:08:18.313-05:002017-10-16T19:08:18.313-05:00To be frank, it's a scandal that The Magician&...To be frank, it's a scandal that <i>The Magician's Apprentice</i> didn't win the Pulitzer Prize. It's that sublime. Then again, they messed up on <i>The Old Man and the Sea</i> and <i>Gravity's Rainbow</i>, so who are they to judge?<br /><br />Perhaps the world just isn't ready for hybridized surreal comedy and postmodern fantasy. But one day... one day soon...Impossible Numbershttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Impossible%20Numbersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-69111955443075534832017-10-16T15:02:57.354-05:002017-10-16T15:02:57.354-05:00Read "The Magicians Apprentice." Was ado...Read "The Magicians Apprentice." Was adorable. Sends me back. Now want to do the same thing with my old stories. Just wanted to say that so I don't seem like I rip you off. Also, you weren't overthinking it with that one fanfic. I thought the same thing. Okay. Time to sink back into the shadows. The Illustrious Colonel Wafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388473232843879190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-59050928236711001052017-10-16T04:42:47.629-05:002017-10-16T04:42:47.629-05:00About Armstrong's quotation: GhostOfHeraclitus...About Armstrong's quotation: GhostOfHeraclitus's story <i>Hoofprints</i> incorporates that missed "a" as a plot point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com