As it turns out, the novel will not die a lonely death. Its cousins, the motion picture and the pop single, are on life support as well. As with fiction, these arts forms are simply unable to compete in the modern world.
Yes, this clearly explains their omnipresence. Today we present a theory: when someone proclaims the death of something, it really means the death of how they like things. Does this lessen our fascination with the subject? Of course not. We remain awestruck by the time and energy put into these stories.
- Is the blockbuster the end of cinema? (Yes, we like the pun in the kicker headline)
- The sad death of the pop single
3 responses so far ↓
David Thayer // Feb 1, 2005 at 10:51 am
The novel is dead? Yikes, why am I writing one?
Bill Peschel // Feb 1, 2005 at 11:19 am
” Today we present a theory: when someone proclaims the death of something, it really means the death of how they like things.”
Once you’ve learned that, it can cut your newspaper and magazine reading time in half, which can be usefully directed toward reading blogs.
booksquare // Feb 1, 2005 at 10:44 pm
David, you’re writing a novel because you need to occupy your time until your screenplay is optioned. Any news from your agent? Your blog has been a bit quiet…not that I get your RSS feed or anything.
Bill — I wish. I wish. But if I don’t read it, I can’t make fun of it! And, really, that’s so much better than working.