http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:46:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/#comment-5886 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:20:50 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/#comment-5886 Or imagine Nugent marking up Conrad's manuscript for, say, <i>Lord Jim</i> and returning it with comments. Or imagine Nugent marking up Conrad’s manuscript for, say, Lord Jim and returning it with comments.

]]> http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/#comment-5884 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:58:44 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/#comment-5884 Quite right. Now let's imagine a Solzhenitsyn of the exurbs, and just think of the spiritual indictment such a man could produce. Now *that* would be an interesting read. Quite right. Now let’s imagine a Solzhenitsyn of the exurbs, and just think of the spiritual indictment such a man could produce. Now *that* would be an interesting read.

]]> http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/#comment-5882 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 02:53:53 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/03/12/the-uninteresting-masterpiece/#comment-5882 This passage also proves your point, in that Nugent is crying out for an inherently (and infuriatingly) <i>optimistic</i> novel. A better recipe for insipidity is hard to imagine. This passage also proves your point, in that Nugent is crying out for an inherently (and infuriatingly) optimistic novel. A better recipe for insipidity is hard to imagine.

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