Good Novels and Intolerable Stupidity (and Quotes Taken Out of Context)

When we attribute the thoughts of a fictional character to the sentiments of their real-life author, we make a poor case for our own taste and talents in reading.

Amy Colleen
6 min readMay 16, 2024

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Amy Colleen

I read a lot of books & sometimes I’m funny. I aspire to be a novelist, practice at humor & human interest writing, and am very fond of the Oxford comma.