Sunday, April 20, 2025

Bonus Sunday 3: Sanity of True Genius by Charles Lamb(P is for Poetry)

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Summary: Great artists aren't crazy. You can tell, because of how real their work feels.

Bonus: Blood screen, so real!



Commentary:

 "Sanity of True Genius" boils down (it's only ~3 pages) to "Good artists aren't crazy. At most, they might dip into a small amount of crazy from time to time to create their story/characters. You can tell that they're good/not crazy because their stories make sense/seem real." I think that's pretty fair. Always good to avoid romanticizing mental illness, and there's a lot to be said for a story that feels real. I'd argue that "feels real" is the key selling point for a lot of otherwise mediocre, but popular, stories (a lot of rat-fic and Gundam off the top of my head). Rating: 3/5. Good one. Really short.


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