I . . . don't like Moll Flanders. Defoe is compelling because he taps into a very human desire to be successful and GET ALL THE THINGS so that you can be safe/comfortable/loved, but, er. It turns me off.

And oh god yes, on the people denying sf when they're writing sf. Also people denying they're reading sf. I have no idea what Cormac McCarthy's stance on it is, but how many people have told me The Road is not sf because it's good? OY A LOT OF THEM. ack.