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Sandy Shaller's avatar

I love your article on minimalism and maximalism and how much they are a function of the writer's voice. It's interesting to compare Joyce's voice in "Ulysses" to his voie in "The Dubliners" or "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man."

Cormac McCarthy has a decriptive but plot driven voice in "The Road." In "Blood Meridian," we get the usual McCarthy who seems to have a love affair with dressing carnage is beautiful and terrifyingly Shakespearean prose.

Thank you for this thoughful article.

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Thaddeus Thomas's avatar

Thank you again. Your generosity with your comments inspires me to keep plugging away.

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