The unreliability of human expectations drives most great literature.
Evidence
It is characteristic of RIBs that they contain stories, examples and illustrations; they are generous books, overflowing any category you fit them in to, constantly exceeding your expectations. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 970 (
#expands, via linked claim)
Because Professor Redish’s formal expectations were so entrenched, he was apparently disabled entirely from even suspecting that something was going on in a book other than the failure to do the only thing he thought could be done with the subject. — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 581 (
#exemplifies, via linked claim)
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Generous books overflow rigid categories and continuously exceed reader expectations — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 970; Entrenched formal expectations prevent critics from recognizing genre innovation. — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 581
Related
- Entrenched formal expectations prevent critics from recognizing genre innovation. (similarity 0.89)
- Generous books overflow rigid categories and continuously exceed reader expectations (similarity 0.87)
Broader Connections
- Generous books overflow rigid categories and continuously exceed reader expectations
#expands(0.82) — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 970 - Entrenched formal expectations prevent critics from recognizing genre innovation.
#exemplifies(0.75) — Philip Chase Bobbitt, Reflections Inspired by My Critics, 581