Slog - Comments on The Levels of Greatness a Fiction Writer Can Achieve in America, From Lowest to Highest http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/11/the_levels_of_greatness_a_fiction_writer This week in the books section, the mighty Tao Lin categorizes the levels of greatness American fiction writers can achieve. The levels: CENTIPEDE IN THE DARKNESS (Noah Cicero), THREE-FOR-A-DOLLAR FEEDER FISH (Steve Almond), $9.98 PETCO GERBIL (Anne Tyler/Carol Shields/Jane Smiley), PONY ON A PONY FARM OF A CHILD OF A BILLIONAIRE (Joy Williams/Mary Robison/Frederick Barthelme/Ann Beattie), USED HONDA CIVIC IN "GREAT" CONDITION (Jonathan Franzen/ Rick Moody/David Foster Wallace), and so on. An example: THREE-FOR-A-DOLLAR FEEDER FISH: Steve AlmondHas been reviewed by the New York Times and published books on corporate presses but one of them was a nonfiction book... Copyright 2008 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:45:32 -0800 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:08:30 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Marcel Duchamp I read this piece like three times last night. Tis brilliant.

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