Word: grossman
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...comic book, but it's not for children. It contains sex, strong language and some really appalling violence--Moore has a cruel streak, albeit one well suited to his subject matter. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is indeed extraordinary, but it's anything but gentle. --By Lev Grossman...
...VIEWPOINT on Stephen King's receiving the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters [Nov. 24], Lev Grossman described King as an "unrepentant horror monger." But Grossman admits that the great literary novels of the past were often as popular as the works of King. It's clear that King is in a class of his own. And the American reader should be credited with appreciating this. A great writer raises standards and makes all writers work harder. King's prose and storytelling changed the landscape of the novel years ago. He should be recognized...
...Highbrow Horror In his viewpoint on Stephen King receiving the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters [Nov. 24], Lev Grossman described King as an "unrepentant horror monger." But Grossman admits that the great literary novels of the past were often as popular as the works of King. It's clear that King is in a class of his own; he is élite. And the American reader should be credited with appreciating this. A great writer raises standards and makes all writers work harder. King's prose and storytelling changed the landscape of the novel...
...Rome and the current hyperpower of the U.S. Does he intend us to read the devastation of Pompeii as somehow analogous to the attacks of 9/11? A divine check on the hubris of empire? The connection feels reckless at best. Sometimes a volcano is just a volcano. --By Lev Grossman...