da heck wit' it, i's gonna carpet bomb lj wit' posts t'day ~

weekends are so quiet around here. last weekend i didn't even bother posting.

this weekend i feel like posting up a storm.

so, last night i was laying in bed thinking about my top ten favorite contemporary (post-1960, let's say) novels. novels that i think are absolutely flawless in terms of form and characterization. i qualify this because i'm talking about my own personal aesthetic, which tends to emphasize style and structure over plot (a novel can have a mind-numbingly simple plot and still be positively brilliant, but if the characters or the structure fail to hold it up, even the best-plotted novel will disintegrate).

so these are novels that do something more than just tell a story. novels that master the art of reversal, the nuance of personality, the fine art of narrative voice, and the tenuous balancing act between storytelling and word painting. these are books on which every level i found totally, enduringly satisfying (no kvetching whatsoever in review of their literaryness). in every case, these are books that have influenced my writing and taught me things about the craft.

in no particular order, they are:( click for the winners! )

i'll have to come back and do my top ten picks for the classics.

in the meantime, what are your favorite contemporary novels?

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just checking in at 19 degrees ~

i caught myself getting persnickety and perfectionist about what is essentially a throw away project and so i went and rented movies and bought groceries. manicotti tonight, anyone?

i rented Highlander because (gasp), i've never seen it. and scarlite's been going on about it and it seems like something that ought to appeal to me.

i've got five pages drawn. i'm wondering now: to ink or not to ink?

i thought i would be posting all day, but i guess now i have to modify my ambition ~ to post all night! mwhahahahaha!

(welcome to goofyland) ~

it's snowing!

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oh who am i kidding?