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Title: Literature?
Review: Why does almost every modern novel today have to be short and funny? Doesn't that say something about our culture? Yes, this book is witty and entertaining, but do people only want to be entertained by writing today? I don't think the "goal" of anything should be entertainment, but if you feel you must be entertained, don't desecrate the image of literature. Watch a movie. There are sure enough of them that are so simple you don't have to waste one brain cell on them. Literature, serious fiction, is such a powerful medium of obtaining the Truth - otherwise not communicable. Do yourself a favor and read Dostoevsky, Camus, Hugo, etc. like I normally do. Every once in a while I will read a modern novel just to see if today's novel-writing mind has advanced any. Sadly, on the whole, it hasn't, with a few, (so too few) exceptions. It is frustrating that so much money, time, and paper is wasted on writing like Mr. Monahan's. I have a feeling that he would agree with me.
