On Classic Fiction

[amnesiack]

"It may not be obvious to everybody, but the art of the novel is a moving target; we stand on the shoulders of giants and more importantly today we're equipped with a toolbox of techniques and methods that we've inherited

Comments

[sirriamnis]

Yeah, no, I don't really agree with that at all. Honestly, I think over all novels have lost something in the last century. I could point to a number of reasons that have to do with changing fashions and attention spans. And while I really enjoy Charles Stross's books myself, I think he's blowing smoke here.

[gillan]

I knew it all along! The classics are crap!

[graypawn]

I like that Stross sees the craft of writing like a science. I don't agree with it, but it's a compelling and interesting perspective.