Thread: David Mitchell - If you haven't read him, you haven't read

I used the search engine to see if someone here had at least mentioned him and was bothered when I saw no one had. Who is your favorite writer? Whose novels do you look forward to? Who do you believe possesses an astounding talent of not just wordplay and diction but voices and styles?

Well, Mitchell is better. Easily.

Ghostwritten

Number9Dream

Cloud Atlas

Black Swan Green

(Untitled 2009 novel)

I would attempt to explain why he kicks the shit out of everything you've read up until this point, but I fear that in my lack of beautiful prose I will act as a deterant to this man's greatness.

So here's what you do. Go to Amazon. Type in one of the titles I have given. Read the reviews, read the critical reception, and then head to your local library/Borders and pick it up.

You may think you've read great novels. But until you read Mitchell, you haven't read shit. That is all.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

He does nothing for me. Nothing.

Originally Posted by GodofLiterature

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

He does nothing for me. Nothing.

The only writer you like is Stephen King, and you've proven yourself an idiot in the past and in your "God of Literature," present. What I'm trying to say is your opinion means little on anything. Cheers.

Again, resorting to name callings.

I thought you were better than Lin.

Originally Posted by GodofLiterature

Again, resorting to name callings.

I thought you were better than Lin.

He's fifty nine, I'm seventeen. I'm still arrogant/ignorant/belligerent/stupid so I type on a whim, care free of whether I praise or insult. Anyways, I'm making a statement based off of what I know of you from your other name. I have nothing against you Truth, but not once have you ever, EVER, listed a writer besides Stephen King. It naturally makes me skeptical of your views on literature. Unfair, yes, but it's the conclusion I came to after stumbling over a few of your author related posts - of which all mentioned and lauded King.

Ban doesn't = IP ban?

i'm not familiar with David Mitchell, so i'll keep a look out, thanks

and if i ever get around to reading him, i'll let you know what i think

in the mean time i would highly recommend Ian McEwan - as da bomb!

Read all of them for a book club, except the untitled one. They were competent, but not to my taste.

I thought you were better than Lin.

Oh yeah, like THAT'S possible.

I tried to find some of his stuff online to download after you mentioned him to me before, but my normal ebook places didn't have him. If I ever get to the library I'll be sure to look him up. I did get to read a little about his books, and it looked quite interesting.

The whole "he's better than anybody ever or anywhere" bit was so off-putting I lost any interest in pursuing it.

"If you haven't read him, you haven't read."

Why? Why make comments like that? I love Cloud Atlas and I just bought Black Swan Green and I happily anticipate reading it, but still. What's the point of a phrase like that?

Committing the same sin, truth-teller does.

It's a shame, really. I can see why he was banned.

I can see why he was banned.

Then why are you back?

It's not your place to decide that David Mitchell is the best. That is only your personal opinion. It would be better to say something like he's my favorite author. I'm sure he's a pretty good writer, but the best? That just degrades every other work. And any other work, more or less, has equal rights for our attention. You make David seem like the next Shakespeare.