Slog - Comments on "I write modern-day Greek tragedies" http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies The Vulture quotes Nicholas Sparks at the premiere of the film version of his book Nights in Rodanthe. Sayeth the author of The Notebook: "I write a dramatic epic love story, I write modern-day Greek tragedies, and there’s a big difference between that and romance. You have romance novels, and then you have what I do, more along the lines of love stories like Eric Segal’s Love Story or The Bridges of Madison County, and those are both male writers. But you can even go all the way back. You had Hemingway write A Farewell to Arms, the movies of... Copyright 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:39:53 -0800 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:03:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bellevue Ave Richard Gere disagrees.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150579 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150579 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:51:01 -0800 Comment by Dougsf I'm glad Daniel Steele probably makes more money than this guy.

]]> Dougsf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150584 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150584 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:54:20 -0800 Comment by Original Monique Dude is a hack. And The Notebook was one of the worst and most lame movies I have ever seen. I wanted to like it, I wanted to cry and eat chocolate and be all like "oh love...you are such a tragic and cruel mistress!"

But all I could think was "boring. boring. boring. bad accents. DUMB STORY. boring."

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150586 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150586 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:55:36 -0800 Comment by Non Author/book guy penis envy
*points. laughs.*

]]> Non http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150589 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150589 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:58:52 -0800 Comment by Michael Canfield That's funny. When I read the headline I assumed it was a quote from David Simon -- or someone else plausible.

]]> Michael Canfield http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150605 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:19:40 -0800 Comment by PopTart @3 OM, I love you.

Nicholas Sparks is a hack writer. And fuck you Hollywood because this consumer with ovaries isn't buying into your "pander to the chicks with a tear jerker" gimmick this time.

]]> PopTart http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150606 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150606 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:20:03 -0800 Comment by Greg Well, he certainly has a sizeable ego. Comparing yourself to Shakespeare is a surefire clue that you're a douche.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150607 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150607 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:20:14 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways -hack-

-hack-

excuse me; I had an unreadable, piece of shit novel stuck in my throat.

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150647 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/09/i_write_modernday_greek_tragedies#c1150647 Books Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:52:00 -0800 Comment by scary tyler moore dammit, paul, i almost puked all over my keyboard! next time, please hide it after the jump.

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