J.A.W. Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 jazzbo said: He's like the Faulkner of organissimo if you ask me ← Ah, I see what you mean (took me some time, but hey, I've got more things to do... ) Quote
neveronfriday Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 That would be Faulkner in an "As I Lay Dying" kind of vein? Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Jazzmoose said: jazzbo said: Personally, I'm hoping he's working on a novel. . . . He's like the Faulkner of organissimo if you ask me. . . I enjoy reading his posts a lot. I understand most of them. . . -_- Anyway, I'd wish he'd return to posting. . . has to be more fun than "excavating for a mine." ← Just because he sounds like Benjy don't mean he's Faulkner... ← Btw, folks. I like reading Faulkner. I see few similarities between the two. Quote
JSngry Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Is there an Organissimo poker tournament in the works? Gee, I hope so! Quote
jazzbo Posted August 2, 2005 Report Posted August 2, 2005 Well I do. It's more the way that he creates his own little world of words. Faulkner did that, even created his own little county. Rag on him, sure, he likes that. But he's smart and sassy and has a depth of his own. . . a depth that some other posters don't have. That's how I see it. Quote
Randy Twizzle Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Here's another similarity: Faulkner was a Southerner and Clem liked to type "Ya'll" Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Don't get me wrong; I'll go along with his being intelligent. I'm just not impressed with the writing style. Or the social skills. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Randy Twizzle said: Here's another similarity: Faulkner was a Southerner and Clem liked to type "Ya'll" ← That would be unfortunate, as the proper contraction is "y'all"... Quote
7/4 Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Jazzmoose said: Don't get me wrong; I'll go along with his being intelligent. I'm just not impressed with the writing style. Or the social skills. ← I'm with you JM. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 7/4 said: Jazzmoose said: Don't get me wrong; I'll go along with his being intelligent. I'm just not impressed with the writing style. Or the social skills. ← I'm with you JM. ← Me three. Quote
7/4 Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 connoisseur series500 said: 7/4 said: Jazzmoose said: Don't get me wrong; I'll go along with his being intelligent. I'm just not impressed with the writing style. Or the social skills. ← I'm with you JM. ← Me three. ← Uh oh. We agreed on something Conn. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 7/4 said: connoisseur series500 said: 7/4 said: Jazzmoose said: Don't get me wrong; I'll go along with his being intelligent. I'm just not impressed with the writing style. Or the social skills. ← I'm with you JM. ← Me three. ← Uh oh. We agreed on something Conn. ← yup... Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Intelligence is much too overrated. Take it from me... Quote
JSngry Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Jazzmoose said: Randy Twizzle said: Here's another similarity: Faulkner was a Southerner and Clem liked to type "Ya'll" ← That would be unfortunate, as the proper contraction is "y'all"... ← Actually it's "yawl", a distinct word, not a contraction. But render unto Caesar and all that. Gotta let massa think we's all happy and educated and shit. Quote
paul secor Posted August 3, 2005 Author Report Posted August 3, 2005 Hope that Clem's out there somewhere, taking all this in, and enjoying it. Quote
AllenLowe Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 (edited) CLem and Faulkner? Puuuuhhhhleeaaaase... give me a break. I find Clem's posting to be second rate stream of consciousness. Even when I agree with it - Edited August 3, 2005 by AllenLowe Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 AllenLowe said: CLem and Faulkner? Puuuuhhhhleeaaaase... give me a break. I find Clem's posting to be second rate stream of consciousness. Even when I agree with it - ← Since this is turning (happily) to a Faulkner thread, I'm adding a new signature... Quote
jazzbo Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 (edited) I hope ole William-tine Clemner is having a good laugh with this thread too! Have a break Allen, you're welcome. Edited August 3, 2005 by jazzbo Quote
jazzbo Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 You know I'd like to reread a number of Faulkner books, I'd like to have the time; I have so many books piled up to read. . . . And I'm supposed to be putting my time and effort elsewhere. I find I get more out of Faulkner as I gain life experience. That's not always true with some of the authors I've reread, but it has always been true of William. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 jazzbo said: I find I get more out of Faulkner as I gain life experience. That's not always true with some of the authors I've reread, but it has always been true of William. ← I hear that. I just don't understand the point of assigning Faulkner to college students. What the heck is a nineteen year old going to get out of that stuff? But don't mind me; I'm still not sure Yankees should read it... Quote
Dan Gould Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 JSngry said: Jazzmoose said: Randy Twizzle said: Here's another similarity: Faulkner was a Southerner and Clem liked to type "Ya'll" ← That would be unfortunate, as the proper contraction is "y'all"... ← Actually it's "yawl", a distinct word, not a contraction. But render unto Caesar and all that. Gotta let massa think we's all happy and educated and shit. ← Is that a Texas thing or what? Everywhere I've been in the South, its "y'all" - a contraction of "you all". Quote
Jazzmoose Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 Well.....you know how those Texans are, Dan... Quote
jazzbo Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 I think it is worth assigning to college students. . . . Faulkner exposes them to a different style that is "ear opening" in its way, a different use of language. And the thematic material is also in its way different from a lot of other literature and worth exposing students to. I dug him when I was college age a lot, maybe was even influenced by his work somewhat. Quote
AllenLowe Posted August 3, 2005 Report Posted August 3, 2005 August Light is my favorite - nothing Clementine-ish about it - and speaking of Faulkner, you might find the Southern novelist WIlliam Gay intersting - writes beautifully in that Southern vein. Nice guy, too - Quote
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