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All of these seem to have an aloof or detached feeling to them. How important is it to convey this type of detachment in writing? Is emotion bad?

>> No.10965480

>>10965473
Emotion is generally considered to be one of the first, and thankfully easiest to overcome, signs of still being an amateur.

>> No.10965502

Infinite Jest seems pretty real at times even if its done in a comedic way. And some parts of Ulysses are very emotional like the final chapter. Pynchon is just a goof

>> No.10965509

>>10965473
Be cool, but CARE.

>> No.10965510

>>10965473
Deadalus is detatched because he is depressed.

I would not describe the Bloom chapters as being aloof.

>> No.10965516

GR is not aloof/detached.

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10965518

>>10965480

>> No.10965536

>>10965518
Maybe go back to reading YA fiction if the truth offends you.

>> No.10965542

>>10965536
>he thinks he knows the first thing about "not being an amateur"
>while posting on /lit/

>> No.10965549

>>10965480
>>>/sci/

>> No.10965557

A certain amount of detachment is required to be a good reader, have to be logical and not be an emotion fag.

That said, the meme trilogy are all emotional in their own ways.