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Optimism is Compulsory

November 10th, 2010
Posted in Books . Links . Publishing
By Ryan

This article on Dave Eggers’ optimism about youth literacy and print books (via @Mean_land) made me think of the title of his unfinished Salon.com serial, The Unforbidden is Compulsory, or, Optimism: for Eggers, it would seem, optimism about print books is compulsory, and should not be forbidden. Elsewhere (almost everywhere else), it seems the trend is [ READ MORE ]

Dave Eggers is Not a Crusader

November 20th, 2009
Posted in Stuff I'm Reading
By Ryan

Dave Eggers is neither a novelist any longer, nor ‘on a crusade for print journalism …‘ He is publishing an over-priced newspaper. That’s great, and his motives are noble, but he is no more on a crusade for journalism than he is for New Orleans victims, the Lost Boys of Sudan or the many disadvantaged [ READ MORE ]

Lee Siegel Hating On The Internet

August 30th, 2009
Posted in Faffin' About . Stuff I'm Reading . Three Degrees of Uncoordination
By Ryan

I’ve been interested in this guy Lee Siegel lately, since I found his critique of What is the What and the cult subculture that Eggers has spawned with McSweeney’s. This was the first well-considered and in-depth critical review of the whole phenomenon that I had read since feeling awkwardly contrarian in criticising What is the What [ READ MORE ]

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