tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post6286046692538019102..comments2023-12-12T16:30:15.159+00:00Comments on Floor to Ceiling Books: Martin Amis: Should We Really Be Surprised?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-18492231937949113332011-03-06T22:38:45.381+00:002011-03-06T22:38:45.381+00:00I think you've all slightly misunderstood what...I think you've all slightly misunderstood what he is saying here. He is saying that when you write you write for anyone and everyone who wants to read your work, rather than restricting yourself to a specific audience and, therefore, also restricting readers to specific books. He is not actually criticising children's authors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-60906956104585258342011-02-12T08:38:29.988+00:002011-02-12T08:38:29.988+00:00LOTR was written as a story for children...LOTR was written as a story for children...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-24487510540418645712011-02-12T01:23:16.359+00:002011-02-12T01:23:16.359+00:00Obviously no intelligent adult ever wasted any tim...Obviously no intelligent adult ever wasted any time educating him during his childhood. Otherwise this grown man would not feel comfortable assuming this semblance of self importance -- posturing to demean children. (I'm amazed to realize he feels dignified by doing that.) What a soulless, insolent, oppressive jackass.SunTigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05649767380863421643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-14120073590881222092011-02-11T21:35:45.715+00:002011-02-11T21:35:45.715+00:00If I had a serious brain injury, I'd perhaps b...If I had a serious brain injury, I'd perhaps be stupid enough to say what Martin Amis said...Weirdmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10999326013335351617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-83943953130130588212011-02-11T21:33:16.572+00:002011-02-11T21:33:16.572+00:00'Enfant terrible' in this case meaning ...'Enfant terrible' in this case meaning 'tired old man pissed off that everyone knows his dad could write rings around him'.Adam Whiteheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11383677312079611311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-10997282089481733722011-02-11T21:18:27.821+00:002011-02-11T21:18:27.821+00:00What a jackwad. He should be ashamed of himself!!What a jackwad. He should be ashamed of himself!!GunMetalBluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10374362891687088611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8463395374040679379.post-42989388978644629692011-02-11T21:17:58.769+00:002011-02-11T21:17:58.769+00:00To that I say, "If nobody wrote for children,...To that I say, "If nobody wrote for children, then children wouldn't read." Which would lead to adults who don't read. Thus there'd be little point in having writers whose intended audience is adults.<br /><br /><i>the idea of being conscious of who you're directing the story to is anathema to me</i><br /><br />Just because you aren't conscious of it doesn't mean that you aren't writing in the manner of, in the style of, etc. If you write prose on the adult reading level and with themes that adults deal with and comprehend better than children, sorry, but you're writing for adults.<br /><br />My god, the kind of egotism expressed in his statement is just appalling!Tea and Tomeshttp://tea-and-tomes.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com