I’ve thought about the domination of the literary arts by theory over the last 25 years — which I detest – and it’s as if you have to be a critic to mediate between the author and the reader and that’s utter crap. Literature can be great in all ways, but it’s just entertainment like rock’n’roll or a film. It is entertainment. If it doesn’t capture you on that level, as entertainment, movement of plot, then it doesn’t work. Nothing will come out of it. The beauty of the language, the characterization, the structure, all that’s irrelevant if you’re not getting the reader on that level – moving a story. If that’s friendly to readers, I cop to it.
-T.C. Boyle
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1 month agoIT’S MY BIRTHDAY!!!
well, it’s on sunday but i have a wish and i am hoping that you will consider contributing to it. i met jillian from ServeMyWorld a few weeks ago. i made a donation and she sent the most thoughtful thank you note! we’ve exchanged several message about life and her mission to educate young child in far away places. quite simply, i admire her courage, determination and passion!
HERE’S THE DEAL: i will donate $2 for every reblog up to $50. additionally, i will match donations made today - up to $100. if you make a donation please note my name, maura, that way jillian can let me know how much to donate.
every reblog and donation counts!
$10 EDUCATES A CLASSROOM OF CHILDREN FOR 10 DAYS.
a note from jillian:
Hi Everyone! I’m Jillian and I love helping others. Right now I teach at-risk youths in L.A., but next year I’m selling my stuff and taking my love global, volunteering in Third World countries providing orphans and street-kids with a basic necessity in life: education.
DONATE HERE and thanks in advance. xo.maura
