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6015034 No.6015034 [Reply] [Original]

How does /lit/ feel about Bakker? Does he escape the confines of genre fiction?

>> No.6015040

>>6015034
>the confines of genre fiction?
Define these "confines"

>> No.6015052

>>6015040
Is he respectable on a philosophical or literary level, not simply for world-building or employment of genre aesthetics.

>> No.6015089

>>6015034
I like the Prince of Nothing trilogy a lot, but Neuropath was a little too wrapped up in making a philosophical point.

>> No.6015135

>>6015052
I'd say he has more philosophical depth than most genre writers. Most of his characters come from a somewhat unique philosophical background (most notably Kellhus' determinism cult). I don't remember there being anything special about his literary style or prose, but he is a competent writer

>> No.6015574

>>6015135
>be bisexual
>still mostly attracted to women
>Khellus turns me on

>> No.6015588

This is the one that had an insane barbarian that lusted after the protagonist's father and hating himself for it, right?

Sorry. That's the part I remember most.

>> No.6015661

>>6015034
I'd call him genre fiction, but with more philosophical interests than most genre fiction writers, and certainly fresher ideas.