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David Roberts's avatar

Asking for a friend whose first draft of a novel is set in 2012: What do you, the reviewer, mean by the below?

"He sets the bulk of The Sleepers in 2016, and that is his privilege, but sometimes I wished it were illegal to set novels in the “recent past.” Such books can arrive asking for a handout from a reader who knows better."

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Hudson Freeman's avatar

Loved this book and love Gasda, but this is a great review and genuinely, made me consider my reading quite a bit.

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Matthew Gasda's avatar

hudson, my man, stay strong

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Hudson Freeman's avatar

LOL. Ok ok maybe this review was a bit ungenerous. Again... love you!

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Robbie Herbst's avatar

damn this was spot on

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Michael Patrick Brady's avatar

“The student ruins the professor’s life.” Very confused by this framing of the situation, as it’s very clearly Dan’s actions that lead to his downfall; also surprised by the suggestion that readers should have sympathy for Dan (or that Gasda might want you to—he very obviously does not!).

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Yuri's avatar

cooler than professors who carry “the 1977 version" of Star Wars on VHS in their backpack

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