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| Author: | hideously deformed [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Kate Gompert's depression |
Does reading the initial section on Kate Gompert that goes into great description of what feeling depression is like give anyone else chills? I know assuming a character or narraitor is speaking about or experiencing something as the author does is a trap a reader should usually avoid, but I can't help, in this section, thinking that a lot of these feelings spring from DFW's own experience with depression. And in that light, I kind of understand why he erased his own map, as tragic as it is. The protagonist in the story "Good Ol Neon" is also suicidal, but by contrast I don't detect nearly as much of DFW's personal voice in him, so it's not like I'm just drawing a parallel based on the fact that both author and character shared a similar condition. Anyway, I found those passages incredibly poignant and difficult to get through. Anyone else have thoughts on this? |
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| Author: | k1789 [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kate Gompert's depression |
| Author: | repat [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kate Gompert's depression |
Yes, very difficult, intentional fallacies notwithstanding. But I found "Good Old Neon" more raw, more disturbing, sad sad sad sad. A brilliant story. |
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| Author: | Medusa4303 [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kate Gompert's depression |
Yes. I found the descriptions of Kate Gompert's depression very disturbing. If I haven't experienced it myself, I've seen it in others. Excellent and chilling to say the least. |
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| Author: | JFD [ Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kate Gompert's depression |
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