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Thanks for sharing that clip. Love Saunders, think he’s one of the best at work today, so it’s great to hear him discuss his approach here. And am a fan of Mr. Rose, too.
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Interesting. My standard for a piece of writing being done is, “It feels right.” Ask me, “Why does it feel right?” and I’ll shrug. Jangly is a good word for his sentences. Read “Victory Lap” last night and it was way too tense for reading right before I went to sleep.
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Yeah, it’s kind of a tense opener, definitely a page turner.
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[…] George Saunders on Jangly Sentences and the Intentional Fallacy. […]
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Reblogged this on The Dalai Loca and commented:
Well, this made my morning. I love George Saunders!
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[…] me, the litmus test is always language,” George Saunders told Charlie Rose in a recent interview. “If the sentences are kind of jangly and interesting, then I know how to […]
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[…] me, the litmus test is always language,” George Saunders told Charlie Rose in a recent interview. “If the sentences are kind of jangly and interesting, then I know how to […]
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