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From: Elsa Marston <elsa.marston_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:13:15 -0500
Melody Allen raises an interesting point in her discussion of CALPURNIA TATE (which I have not read yet): about the diction of the narrator and whether it fits with that individual's level of education and other formative influences. When I read a novel narrated by an almost illiterate teeanager, and keep saying to myself: "this is a 45-year-old Radcliffe graduate speaking," it does nothing for my appreciation of the book. Maybe it would be interesting sometime to have a discussion of authors who have successfully written in the voice of a young person of very limited background, while still producing fine prose.
Elsa www.elsamarston.com
Received on Fri 29 Jan 2010 11:13:15 PM CST
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:13:15 -0500
Melody Allen raises an interesting point in her discussion of CALPURNIA TATE (which I have not read yet): about the diction of the narrator and whether it fits with that individual's level of education and other formative influences. When I read a novel narrated by an almost illiterate teeanager, and keep saying to myself: "this is a 45-year-old Radcliffe graduate speaking," it does nothing for my appreciation of the book. Maybe it would be interesting sometime to have a discussion of authors who have successfully written in the voice of a young person of very limited background, while still producing fine prose.
Elsa www.elsamarston.com
Received on Fri 29 Jan 2010 11:13:15 PM CST
