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The colored socks is unnecessary in a nudist camp. Or in a cook book it would be out of place. So omit those things. A vagina operation is out of place when bullets are flying and the Mafia if fighting for power.
Perhaps you took my analogy quite literally, it was used to illustrate, not argue. Extending my analogy out of context doesn't really make your point. I don't really see how you've explained your perspective. Sorry if I seem curt, I'm just trying to understand the opposing side :)
Maruti wrote: "Perhaps you took my analogy quite literally, it was used to illustrate, not argue. Extending my analogy out of context doesn't really make your point. I don't really see how you've explained your p..."
And I'm sorry I made the joke about socks in a nudist camp. I wanted to illustrate also that the author loses or annoys people when he greatly veers off the topic or when something that is far from the subject matter is added for a lengthy period of time.
Yes, I quite see your point now. I think this might be a better vantage point to argue from, the fact that it loses the reader, as opposed to the proposed "it is unnecessary" motion. Structurally, it does look like it has been haphazardly sewn together. It served its motive, though. The sex DID sell. Perhaps he wasn't looking at it puritanically. Digression isn't always a bad thing though, don't you think? Stephen Fry does a lot of it in Moab is my Washpot, and I quite like it. This Vegas part seems like an interlude. Personally, I loved it. I was 12 years old when I first read it, and if it wasn't for these sections, I think I wouldn't really have understood as much about what goes on behind closed doors till much much much later. That's rather a sad reason, but there you have it.
Maruti wrote: "Yes, I quite see your point now. I think this might be a better vantage point to argue from, the fact that it loses the reader, as opposed to the proposed "it is unnecessary" motion. Structurally, ..."
Thanks. Good. I also was a youngster when I first read it and didn't mind it at the time. I felt Puzo was contrasting the old (he would likely say "primitive" way of thinking of the Church and Mafia with modern thinking. I think it went on for too long a period as it wasn't part of the plot, is all I am saying.
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The colored socks is unnecessary in a nudist camp. Or in a cook book it would be out of place. So omit those things. A vagina operation is out of place when bullets are flying and the Mafia if fighting for power.
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Perhaps you took my analogy quite literally, it was used to illustrate, not argue. Extending my analogy out of context doesn't really make your point. I don't really see how you've explained your perspective. Sorry if I seem curt, I'm just trying to understand the opposing side :)
Maruti wrote: "Perhaps you took my analogy quite literally, it was used to illustrate, not argue. Extending my analogy out of context doesn't really make your point. I don't really see how you've explained your p..."And I'm sorry I made the joke about socks in a nudist camp. I wanted to illustrate also that the author loses or annoys people when he greatly veers off the topic or when something that is far from the subject matter is added for a lengthy period of time.
Yes, I quite see your point now. I think this might be a better vantage point to argue from, the fact that it loses the reader, as opposed to the proposed "it is unnecessary" motion. Structurally, it does look like it has been haphazardly sewn together. It served its motive, though. The sex DID sell. Perhaps he wasn't looking at it puritanically. Digression isn't always a bad thing though, don't you think? Stephen Fry does a lot of it in Moab is my Washpot, and I quite like it. This Vegas part seems like an interlude. Personally, I loved it. I was 12 years old when I first read it, and if it wasn't for these sections, I think I wouldn't really have understood as much about what goes on behind closed doors till much much much later. That's rather a sad reason, but there you have it.
Maruti wrote: "Yes, I quite see your point now. I think this might be a better vantage point to argue from, the fact that it loses the reader, as opposed to the proposed "it is unnecessary" motion. Structurally, ..."Thanks. Good. I also was a youngster when I first read it and didn't mind it at the time. I felt Puzo was contrasting the old (he would likely say "primitive" way of thinking of the Church and Mafia with modern thinking. I think it went on for too long a period as it wasn't part of the plot, is all I am saying.
