I just came across a thought-provoking piece, imho:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/boo...n-magic-realism-cheap-trick#start-of-comments
I couldn't decide whether to post this here or in Interstices, but I think the 'otherwise conventional stories' works better here.
Thoughts? I'll reserve mine until I see if anyone is interested in the article
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/boo...n-magic-realism-cheap-trick#start-of-comments
Token magical realism is a cheap trick
Occasional flourishes of the impossible in otherwise conventional stories have become a fashionable badge for novelists to announce 'I am serious'
I couldn't decide whether to post this here or in Interstices, but I think the 'otherwise conventional stories' works better here.
Thoughts? I'll reserve mine until I see if anyone is interested in the article