Best Blogger Ever

It really may be Jeff Goldstein. He explains his site and ties it into my favorite novel:

If you’ve ever read, say, Gravity’s Rainbow or Foucault’s Pendulum, you’ll note that the first fifty or so pages are incredibly slow going and, from a purely passive reading level, difficult to get through. The reason is, I think, that both Pynchon and Eco are actually taking that opportunity not only to provide narrative exposition, but instead are interested in teaching you how to read the text: they are introducing you to the peculiar grammar of the work — the way it operates linguistically, the way connections are made in that narrative universe, the way temporality will be approached and approximated, the way movement in point of view will be signaled, etc.
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I try to attract those readers willing to take the leap or invest the time.

And of course, I in turn reward your loyalty and determination by disappearing for months at a time.

Hat-tip: Instapundit (who's not too bad either).

Media and Blogging Posted by jk at April 21, 2008 11:33 AM