Comments on: The Rumpus Interview with William Giraldi http://therumpus.net/2011/07/the-rumpus-interview-with-william-giraldi/ Books, Music, Movies, Art, Politics, Sex, Other Mon, 20 May 2013 01:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Betsy http://therumpus.net/2011/07/the-rumpus-interview-with-william-giraldi/comment-page-1/#comment-158666 Betsy Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:57:47 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=84465#comment-158666 what a fun interview! i really enjoyed reading it and am truly looking forward to reading the book. thanks to both of you.

]]> By: Jen http://therumpus.net/2011/07/the-rumpus-interview-with-william-giraldi/comment-page-1/#comment-158657 Jen Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:28:18 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=84465#comment-158657 Thanks for the great discussion. I’m curious on one point. You say, “Matthew Arnold’s notion of literature as social corrective and surrogate for religion is a flawed notion indeed, but personally speaking, I read because I want to be better—a better writer, teacher, father, husband, human—and somewhere, in some important book, I’m going to find out how to begin to do it.” I love the sentiment but wonder at your discomfort with Arnold’s notions. Isn’t becoming a better person the *only* true social corrective?

]]> By: Joe Brief http://therumpus.net/2011/07/the-rumpus-interview-with-william-giraldi/comment-page-1/#comment-158630 Joe Brief Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:01:29 +0000 http://therumpus.net/?p=84465#comment-158630 I just bought this as a Kindle book and it downloaded, three days before the book’s official release date. Not sure if this is intentional or not, but readers…. the Kindle book is available now.

And Author…. the Kindle book is available now, whether you intended it or not.

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