/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.6084423]

itt - favorite short story collection

[Anonymous No.6084611]

I also enjoyed Birdman.
And off the top of my head...
The illustrated man for personal reasons

[Anonymous No.6084628]

>>6084423

>"I just watched birdman."

Carver is an arid, and clunky writer. The Sartre of American lit.

[Anonymous No.6084632]

>>6084628
Oh yeah? Care to expand on this?

[Anonymous No.6084640]

>>6084632

no. it's an opinion, not a dissertation.

[Anonymous No.6084659]

>>6084640
Mm, that's what I thought.

[Anonymous No.6084665]

>>6084611
>>6084628
how is carver involved in birdman, i haven't seen it yet

>The Sartre of American lit.
that's a ridiculous comparison

[Anonymous No.6084685]

>>6084665

part of the plot is of an old hollywood actor trying to direct and star in a play based on the book in the OP

[Anonymous No.6084689]

>>6084665
The main character adapts that short story collection to a stage production

it's meant to be his redemption in show business

[Anonymous No.6084699]

I didn't even know this was involved in a new movie, I swear! I read some Carver in a college lit class and really enjoyed him (Cathedral was the story we read).

[Anonymous No.6084730]

Cathedral is a really great story and his best. I don't think anything else of his comes close.

Overall I think Carver is a one-trick pony. I think his life bleeds through in his work to a nauseating degree. He cheated on his wives and lived a life of pain and emptiness because of it so all his characters do too.

Lesson to be learned from Carver? If you're going to throw your life into turmoil because of romantic decisions don't be a pussy about it afterward.

[Anonymous No.6084892]

>>6084730
hope this last sentence isn't genuine

[Anonymous No.6084903]

>>6084423

There's just something so human about these stories.