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Post by J. S. on Jan 19, 2024 9:13:43 GMT -5
Also, it's interesting he wrote about his controversies. I suppose that means the watermelon scandal and maybe some other things? You always kind of expect celebrities to skip stuff like that in their memoirs, so that's interesting. I was fascinated by the things he chose to discuss and the things he didn’t. For example, he actually doesn’t talk about the watermelon scandal but does address the backlash he has faced about his comments at book events. One thing I didn’t mention is his lengthy discussion (rant?) about Roald Dahl and the idea/absurdity of being “problematic”. This appears later on in the book, alongside other somewhat abstract thoughts about art and what we do with it. |
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Post by Tiran O'Saurus on Jan 19, 2024 9:32:03 GMT -5
Heh. Handler strikes me as a Dahl fan, considering how "comically horrible things happen to small children" is a major theme in both's work. I'm curious what his argument against problematicness is. I suppose part of it might be him worrying that he'll be declared problematic for WatermelonGate.
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Post by J. S. on Jan 19, 2024 9:41:13 GMT -5
Heh. Handler strikes me as a Dahl fan, considering how "comically horrible things happen to small children" is a major theme in both's work. I'm curious what his argument against problematicness is. I suppose part of it might be him worrying that he'll be declared problematic for WatermelonGate. For what it’s worth, he did apologize and make a statement at the time about how, well, problematic his comment was. His discussion here is more about the consequences of “canceling” someone completely by banning/censoring their books, even if, in the case of Dahl, they may not be great people. |
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Post by tricky on Jan 19, 2024 9:55:13 GMT -5
how did you find the style of his writing ?
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Post by J. S. on Jan 19, 2024 10:06:40 GMT -5
Very stream of consciousness. Similar to PFB in that way.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Jan 19, 2024 15:54:07 GMT -5
The PFB style of writing reflects who DH is today. That's how he wants to write because that's how his mind works these days. Nothing against it, but I wanted a story written by Lemony in the vein of asoue and ATWQ someday.
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Post by J. S. on Jan 19, 2024 15:55:55 GMT -5
I would like a story like that too and maybe eventually we will get one.
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Post by B. on Jan 20, 2024 4:16:25 GMT -5
I can't wait to read this, though slightly worried about being disappointed. also J. S. are you Dante |
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Post by J. S. on Jan 20, 2024 11:16:03 GMT -5
Not in the least, but I’m incredibly flattered that you would even suggest such a thing. |
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Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Jan 20, 2024 14:47:53 GMT -5
That's something Dante would say
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Post by Semblance on Feb 5, 2024 20:38:40 GMT -5
To the 3 active 667ers(not counting Mr. Sharpe) in the United States of America, Goodreads has a giveaway to win a free copy of of this book. |
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Post by tricky on Feb 6, 2024 2:33:32 GMT -5
To the 3 active 667ers(not counting Mr. Sharpe) in the United States of America, Goodreads has a giveaway to win a free copy of of this book. oh so now you can use goodreads you little bastard |
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Post by Semblance on Feb 6, 2024 10:37:53 GMT -5
Hmm?
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Post by J. S. on Feb 22, 2024 13:09:52 GMT -5
Looks like a few physical ARCs just hit eBay. |
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Post by ryantrimble457 on Feb 24, 2024 14:22:52 GMT -5
To the 3 active 667ers(not counting Mr. Sharpe) in the United States of America, Goodreads has a giveaway to win a free copy of of this book. I work at a bookstore and I'm hoping an ARC shows up soon! |
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