I simply asked the Genie AI ‘to write an essay on the Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews’, and this was the result!

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AI:

The Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews is a unique and innovative approach to literary criticism that has gained a significant following in recent years. The concept was developed by Des Lewis, a British writer, and critic who has been active in the literary world for several decades.

The main idea behind the Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews is to provide readers with a real-time analysis of a book as they read it. This approach is based on the principles of Gestalt psychology, which emphasizes the importance of the whole experience rather than individual parts. In other words, the Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews focus on the overall impact of the book on the reader, rather than just individual elements such as plot, character development, or writing style.

One of the key features of the Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews is the use of multi-layered reviews. As the reader progresses through the book, Des Lewis provides ongoing commentary and analysis that spans multiple levels, from the literal to the metaphorical. This allows readers to gain a deeper understanding of the book and its themes, as well as appreciate the nuances and subtleties of the writing.

Another important aspect of the Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews is the emphasis on inclusivity. Des Lewis encourages readers from diverse backgrounds and perspectives to participate in the reviews, with the goal of creating a collaborative and diverse community of readers and writers. This approach has helped to foster a sense of community among readers, and has led to a wide range of perspectives and opinions being shared.

The Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews have been praised for their thought-provoking insights, as well as their engaging and entertaining style. Many readers have found the reviews to be a valuable tool for understanding and appreciating literature, and have been inspired to read books they may not have otherwise picked up.

Overall, the Des Lewis Gestalt Real-Time Reviews represent an exciting and innovative approach to literary criticism that has the potential to revolutionize the way we think about and interact with literature. By focusing on the whole experience of reading, and encouraging collaboration and inclusivity, Des Lewis has created a truly unique and valuable resource for readers and writers alike.

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ME: I think the AI exaggerates the success of its aim of a collaborative or reader-triangulating aspect, and omits completely its aspiration to connect SEPARATE literary works into the said gestalt. I leave others to judge the rest of it!

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SOME OF MY RECENT SERIAL REVIEWS OF OLDER WORKS INDEXED…

MY AI DECORATED REVIEWS of older works

ROBERT AICKMAN

ELIZABETH BOWEN

WALTER DE LA MARE

ELIZABETH TAYLOR

WILLIAM TREVOR

THAT GLIMPSE OF TRUTH: 100 FINEST STORIES

M.R. JAMES

VARIOUS ‘PENGUIN’ SHORT STORY ANTHOLOGIES

MISCELLANEOUS OLDER GHOST OR HORROR STORIES

BEST BRITISH SHORT STORIES edited by Nicholas Royle

THE THREE BIG BOOKS & THE WEIRD edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer

KATHERINE MANSFIELD

BERNARD MACLAVERTY

VLADIMIR NABOKOV

CLARICE LISPECTOR

TRUMAN CAPOTE

FLANNERY O’CONNOR

And many more linked from here: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/reviews-of-older-books/

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Living writers with visual AI experiments triggered by my reviews of their work…

QUADRILATERAL NIGHTJARS CONTINUED

Continued from here: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/2023/03/24/quadrilateral-thinking/

 

A SYMBOL OF A MEMORY by Jim Gibson

 

I was once sent as a boy on an errand for mince and dripping. And I also recognise the framing of stage plays or photos or paintings of real passing life. Wherever one is sitting.
I, too, have an understanding of most of my memories that happened in the past that I did not understand at the time. And some I shall never understand. And some I should have blocked out. Yet the memory of this protagonist is more powerful than most. It is shocking, recurrent and eventually somehow poetically self-destructive both to the person within the pages I just read and to the story itself. I wonder what sort of memory this unmissable reading experience will formulate in my mind in the future. A future that is far far shorter than the future when I was a boy. Having written this real-time review of it makes blocking it out almost impossible, I guess. Time will tell.

 

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My review of the fourth current Nightjar will be in the first comment below….

 

In Solitude with Insole

Four recent stories by COLIN INSOLE from different anthologies for my ‘Dessemination’ project here: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/2023/01/24/39772/

My previous reviews of this author: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/colin-insole/

When I read these stories my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

FILCHED BY TIME: ‘Woods of Sombre Fate’ published by Mount Abraxas Press

JULY: ‘On  a Dark and Raging Sea’ published by Exile In The Margins

THE CIRCUS OF MISTER CHIVERS: ‘The Dusk’ published by Sidereal Press

THE REEDWAY: ‘Grotesqueries’ published by Zagava Press

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