http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/07/29/feature-writing-101/ Brian Fuller's blog on the state of media and communications Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://greeleysghost.brian-fuller.com/2008/07/29/feature-writing-101/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Screaming Lady Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://brian-fuller.com/blog/?p=344#comment-540 Carr's writing is brilliant. Nothing is wasted (except major chunks of his life, but not a talent that defied the more common outcome for junkies.) He treats his subject (himself) with the critical eye of a discerning journalist and comes away unmoved. He reveals the facts of an addict's existence -- raw, decrepit, unforgivable -- and his recovery -- remarkable only in that he was saved by luck and God-given talent. What is more remarkable is that not once does he invite us to see him as a hero, false or pitiable. That's not his job. His job is to expose what most Times readers will never know for themselves. And that's why we read. Carr’s writing is brilliant. Nothing is wasted (except major chunks of his life, but not a talent that defied the more common outcome for junkies.) He treats his subject (himself) with the critical eye of a discerning journalist and comes away unmoved. He reveals the facts of an addict’s existence — raw, decrepit, unforgivable — and his recovery — remarkable only in that he was saved by luck and God-given talent. What is more remarkable is that not once does he invite us to see him as a hero, false or pitiable. That’s not his job. His job is to expose what most Times readers will never know for themselves. And that’s why we read.

]]>