Comments on: Why we need not worry about the Great Mormon Novel

By: Th.

Th. — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:24:06 +0000

By: Theric Jepson

Theric Jepson — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:56:21 +0000

. The Great Mormon novel will be a Melchezidek novel.

By: Dallas Robbins

Dallas Robbins — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:37 +0000

Th., I think it could be argued that The 19th Wife is very post-modern, especially in it’s structure and use of multiple, competing, sources. I haven’t had time to develop my idea to any extent, but sometime in the next few months I’m going to give it a crack.

By: Th.

Th. — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:23:29 +0000

If there has been “a full fledged post-modern Mormon novel” I’ll betcha it couldn’t find a publisher.

By: Dallas Robbins

Dallas Robbins — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 04:13:20 +0000

Larry, I agree w/ your assessment of The 19th Wife. And excellent novel that seems to frustrate certain expectations, but overall I find the book very interesting. And I didn’t find it offensive in the least. Is it a classic? Probably not. But it is a novel that should be getting more attention by the LDS literary community. If there hasn’t yet been a full fledged post-modern Mormon novel, I think The 19th Wife opens up a lot of interesting possibilities.

By: Jonathan Langford

Jonathan Langford — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:42:31 +0000

I figure any time I’m *not* wasting is both (a) pure profit, and (b) greatly surprising.

By: Th.

Th. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:25:22 +0000

I figure I’m running about 80% waste, sadly.

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:47:50 +0000

(or in other words — it’s time to start worrying about the Great Mormon Novel again. I was just kidding)

By: Wm Morris

Wm Morris — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:47:20 +0000

We’ve all wasted years of our life, Theric. You especially.

By: Th.

Th. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:27:57 +0000

Wait—you agree that if you don’t like it he wasted years of his life?