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...leave it to a true VG scholar like my colleague Lev Grossman to flesh out my theory that it's graphic novels, not video games, that have proved the more reliable source for good movies. Maybe it's that the adult comix provide stories, and storyboards, while the video games supply only a premise; or that reading an illustrated novel is closer to the movie-watching experience than the Zen numbness that overcomes gamesmen in their 27th hour at the console. That kind of sensory exhaustion is what the viewer feels before Max Payne has lumbered to its conclusion...
...Writer's Voice Thank you for Lev Grossman's profile of Jhumpa Lahiri [May 26]. Her work provides a striking portrayal of the struggles faced by immigrant families in negotiating and attempting to reconcile their multiple identities while remaining engaged with all aspects of their new home. It reminds me of what my grandfather used to say: "Anyone can play the drum, but it is only an elder who can interpret the meaning of the sounds." Austine Duru, CHICAGO...
...Writer's Voice Thank you for Lev Grossman's profile of Jhumpa Lahiri [May 19]. Her work provides a striking portrayal of the struggles faced by immigrant families in negotiating and attempting to reconcile their multiple identities while remaining engaged with all aspects of their new home. It reminds me of what my grandfather used to say: "Anyone can play the drum, but it is only an elder who can interpret the meaning of the sounds." Austine Duru, Chicago...
Going TV-less If Lev Grossman has a spare $10 per month, I have two additional words for him: Netflix Instant [May 12]. Despite the fact that I don't subscribe to HBO or Showtime, I have watched all Sopranos episodes and two seasons of Weeds, have caught up on early episodes of 30 Rock, old movies and myriad other programs. Who needs a TV, indeed? Liz White, LOS ANGELES...