Unpopular Literary Opinions

[dwanollah]

Jul 29, 2010 19:38:33 GMT -4 Peggy Lane said:

I still haven't gotten over that Laurie MARRIED that little bitch.

PREACH IT!!

*I* think Laurie should've held out for Polly Minton, but....

[hal9000]

Laurie was a twat, full stop. In the passing of years I have come to admire Jo for realising this early on in life, albeit in the much nicer way that she does.

My classic unpopular opinion is that Wordsworth can take his daffodils and shove them.

My current unpopular opinion is that I like no more than one book each from Martin Amis, Julian Barnes, Ian McEwan and Salman Rushdie, and even less from their hipster heirs apparent Zadie Smith, Jonathan Safran Foer and Dave Eggers. There is something about "Literary Fiction" that sticks in my craw these days - so much of what this lot produce is writing for the sake of being a Writer but not actually having much of interest to say. There is a lot of technique, and not much artistry.

[MrsCatHead]

YES! Esp Ian McEwan. I've read three of his books and hated them all. When I tell people this, they think I'm crazy.

[Smilla]

I still haven't gotten over that Laurie MARRIED that little bitch.

PREACH IT!!

Preach it with sparkles. Though my UO is that LW sucks hardcore, (wasn't surprised to read that Alcott wrote it entirely for the cash) the Laurie/Amy hookup is the most unbearable part of that whole mess.

[kateln]

Like I said earlier, now that I think about it--I'm totally irritated by all of the characters in Little Women.

However if anybody puts down Anne Shirley or any of her crew, I may have to cut someone...
or break a slate over your head.

[magazinewhore]

Laurie was a twat, full stop.

All right, now you're going too far.

[Ripley]

Aug 8, 2010 17:47:26 GMT -4 kateln said:

However if anybody puts down Anne Shirley or any of her crew, I may have to cut someone...or break a slate over your head.

Can I put down her kids? Because by the final books, I was getting damn irritated by her little darlings.

[Deleted]

They're really only insufferable adorable in Anne of Ingleside. Luckily, they weren't featured too heavily in Rainbow Valley, or I'd totally agree with you.

My own unpopular literary opinion is that I hate Anne Tyler books. They're just so depressing (and not in a cathartic way).

[angelaudie]

I still haven't gotten over that Laurie MARRIED that little bitch.

I'm not. Laurie desperately wanted to be part of the March family. That's understandable really. His parents were dead and his only living family member was his grandfather that he often clashed with. Jo and her sisters clearly adored and accepted him. He probably did love Jo in a way but she turned him down (and for good reason). Beth was dead and Meg was married. Amy was the only sister left. Plus, Amy was kinda sure bet. Laurie had money and Amy loved fine things. There was no way she was going to turn him down. Yeah, I'm that cynical.

Anybody know if it's true Alcott had originally intended for to remain single but TPTB were all, "OMG! All women want to get married! Jo has to get married! MARRY HER OFF!" so Alcott created the Fritz character. Supposedly, her reasoning was if someone like Jo ever did marry it would to be someone older, intelligent, and who encourage her desire to write. I agree Fritz was a better choice for Jo than Laurie but man the idea that Jo would want to marry simply because she was a woman pisses me off. Of course, that was the attitude at the time.

[Deleted]

I'd heard that thing about Alcott wanting Jo to be single as well, it makes sense because Jo was a stand-in for her and Alcott herself never married.