http://jseliger.com/2008/07/01/entertainment-and-the-novel/ Fri, 25 May 2012 08:41:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jseliger.com/2008/07/01/entertainment-and-the-novel/#comment-529 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:10:33 +0000 http://jseliger.wordpress.com/?p=295#comment-529 Useful post. I think you’re right about the word “entertain.” It cuts a broad swath…perhaps ‘engage’ might qualify it somewhat…but still pretty subjective. Part of the fun of reading I think resides in the search, hunt for novel phraseology. I recall how exciting it was to read Martin Amis for the first time. So many choicely turned metaphors…and funny as hell. So as I say, entertain for me involves laughter, engagement, new thoughts/ideas, or at least presented in ways previously unencountered.

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