tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post3777513612057497034..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Not Looking on the Bright Sidezmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-73368513592330718152016-11-03T14:32:27.045+01:002016-11-03T14:32:27.045+01:00Hmm, hmm. I agree that a lot of books are valued t...Hmm, hmm. I agree that a lot of books are valued that aren't really very good. But are there some really, really, really good writers around at the moment? Yes, maybe there are, and maybe you are right. Thank you for cheering me up. I'd be v interested, by the way, to learn, who you rate highly among contemporary writers - perhaps a post on your new an eagerly awaited blog (no pressure, hem hem)?zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-66708663794165017122016-10-23T12:21:45.578+02:002016-10-23T12:21:45.578+02:00When it comes to architecture and art, I agree, bu...When it comes to architecture and art, I agree, but I think our perception of literature is distorted by the fact that we generally see the best of the past. Working with secondhand books was a revelation for me: so many third rate novels and penny dreadfuls that in their day, outsold the works we now venerate. For every Ford Madox Ford, there were many Ethel M Dells.Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.com