Comments on: Paul Raven on Headless

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[...] of SF Site, my review of Adam Roberts’ Headless went live over there. Doctor Roberts seems to be quite happy with it (but then you can never be sure – it’s the clever way he writes, you [...]

By: AdamR

AdamR — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:12:58 +0000

Yes, it is as I feared. Is there a name for a google search on two words that returns precisely two hits? Googledemiwhack, maybe?

By: Reda

Reda — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 02:02:40 +0000

Alas, your mention of 'clever albatross' in this blogpost undoes 'clever albatross's Googlewhack status.

By: AdamR

AdamR — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 12:28:38 +0000

Of course, as an instinctive poststructuralist, you'll understand (instinctively) that the author is dead.

If you're asking me, though, I could say (from beyond-the-grave): it really did seem to me a very penetrating and generous review. But then again, what do I know?

By: Paul Raven

Paul Raven — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:35:05 +0000

Most clever, indeed - I think you've seen my distinction, there. The question that remains for me is did I 'get it'? While I'm told (by people who have actually studied this LitCrit thing properly) that I'm an instinctive poststructuralist (erm, OK), I'm always keen to determine whether or not I actually understood what the author was *trying* to do with a story ...