/lit/ - Literature

>>17079237
don't be naughty anon

No, he's a strong middle-brow author. A lot of what he did is mediocre or bad, and his best stuff has been done better by better writers, but he's still pretty good. Cat's Cradle is his only greatish novel, but Sirens of Titan, God Bless you Mr Rosewater, Slaughterhouse 5, Mother Night, Galapagos, and Bluebeard are all very readable books and very good for introducing people to more literary fiction.

Generally speaking he lacks negative capability, is a bit America-centric, relies too much on cutesy jokes and turns, tends to be vague in his characterization, and just doesn't dive deep enough into his themes and ideas when those are the center of his books.

>>11030312

Speedreading is like flying to somewhere scenic and historical, because it is scenic and historical, and then power-walking through all the sights while half-reading the guidebook out of fear you'll miss something.

>30,000 words

That's nothing dude. I'm sitting on 50 - 60k of stuff I like, easily 100 - 150k gross.

I have discarded novel drafts as long as your oeuvre.

You need to stop fucking around and get into a writing routine.

Why should anybody give a shit about things you don't even care enough about to finish, to edit, etc? There's plenty of stuff competing for our attention that has actual care put into it.

What's your mom's favorite book?