So, upon beginning to read this novel, I turn to a good friend (who has already experienced the grueling demands of an English degree), and ask if he had read the novel Robinson Crusoe. He of course replied with a heavy-hearted “yes”- followed by a long sigh. I then dared to ask, “does it get any better?”. He looked at me with that look of despair, searching for a way in which he could tell me it ends wonderfully and that the plot takes an exciting twist, however he could not. He simply looked at me and with brutal honesty, and replied “NO”. My motivation level has now plummeted, and the lesson has been learned to never to ask a question in which you fear you already know the answer. Despite this, I am determined to enjoy the novel, and prove him wrong. After all, I loved the movie “Castaway”, in which the beloved Tom Hanks befriends a volleyball and extracts his own tooth with a figure skate. In saying this I realize that I loved the movie, but can’t imagine sitting down and reading the script, how boring would that be! A single character (with the exception of the volleyball) one location, one large, “run-on scene”…..hmm… I’m discouraging myself again. The movie was great, so the novel from which the movie was parodied can only get better right? Right? I’m off to prove myself right.
September 14, 2009
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I would try to forget Tom Hanks, if I were you, and things like “plot” in general. Instead, try and focus on what is there in the place where the plot and all those other things we expect of a novel should be.
Comment by Miriam Jones — September 14, 2009 @ 4:48 pm