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Martin Amis's "The Zone of Interest" - 24 views

www.newyorker.com/...death-factory
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  • hen Theodor Adorno declared, in 1949, that “to write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric,” he could hardly have anticipated the ensuing quantity of poetry and prose that actually concerned itself with the Holocaust, still less its astonishing range and depth.
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      dbloom7106 on 06 Oct 14
       
      At first I felt apprehensive about commenting on the first sentence of the article because it seemed lazy, but then I stopped myself.  This one sentence strikes a chord because imagine if his words were taken literally.  We wouldn't have amazing novels like Ellie Wiesels Night and the critically acclaimed graphic novel series Maus.  The stories of everyone in the Holocaust would not have been told.
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'The Giving Tree': Tender Story of Unconditional Love or Disturbing Tale of Selfishness... - 13 views

www.nytimes.com/...rbing-tale-of-selfishness.html
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  • important to him that he keep what he called the sad ending.
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      dbloom7106 on 06 Oct 14
       
      Well, I have yet to read the giving tree but I think it is unique that the last word is "happy" but the author says he's trying to make the storie's ending somber. In the broad spectrum, I am wondering is this author okay to think that all the positive adjectives used in the story as well as the end could imply a sad ending?
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      dbloom7106 on 06 Oct 14
       
      Well, I have yet to read the giving tree but I think it is unique that the last word is "happy" but the author says he's trying to make the story's ending somber. In the broad spectrum, I am wondering is this author okay to think that all the positive adjectives used in the story as well as the end could imply a sad ending?
  • “One star or five, there is no middle ground,” declared another.
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      dbloom7106 on 06 Oct 14
       
      Initially, I had no clue what the phrase "...no middle" meant. i had to ask a friend who told me it meant people were radical in their opinions about the book. This book creating controversy among individuals is the product of a distinct belief and and blunt portrayal of a multi-domentional moral. Some believe the moral is participating in selfless acts of kindness to help others and on the other hand there are people who take and take without giving back.
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