Talk:Fifth Business

message: :The reference to the source/definition of "Fifth Business" is incorrect.  Davies discussed his hoax about this in a Biography published in 1979.  The Danish source cited by Davies does not exist. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.91.159.210 (talk) 19:48, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I have just edited this page to correct the reference to the definition of "Fifth Business."  Thomas Overskou, the Danish source, does indeed exist, and he did write a history of the Danish theatre called Den Danske Skueplads.  Furthermore, Davies insists that the term "Fifth Business" is used in theatre and opera.  He does, however, admit to having falsely attributed the quote, which Davies made up himself, to Overskou.  You can find this all in Happy Alchemy on pages 343 ff. Diannecowan 19:23, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Definition of "Fifth Business"

message: There is a line within the sixth paragraph which is an obvious bit of ambitious work by somebody who has assigned Fifth Business for reading in his or her class.  While it is generally understood that wikipedia is not any kind of Cole's Notes, and that summaries are a poor substitute for close-academic reading, it is incredibly inappropriate to use a wikipedia article to chastise your students.  I'm taking the liberty of returning the article to an earlier revision.
99.231.168.66 (talk) 02:59, 1 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Inappropriate Addition 

message: Low importance? Wouldn't this be a candidate for "the" Canadian novel? Feldercarb (talk) 21:36, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: It's definitely a major fixture of Canadian literature. Judging by the importance scale, it's inarguably at least mid-importance, and probably high-importance. I'll change it to high. TheFeds 20:08, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: thanks! Feldercarb (talk) 00:31, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: Needs source for ranking.Parkwells (talk) 19:58, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Importance

message: I want to say that Daria was briefly seen reading this book in the TV movie 'Is it Fall Yet?'  Probably not worth putting in, unless there is more than one element to constitute an 'in popular culture' section.  Zweifel (talk) 02:00, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: No, too trivial, like product placement.Parkwells (talk) 19:59, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Daria

message: Holy toledo, this article has (a) WAY too much plot summary - this isn't Cliff Notes - and (b) the most awkwardly presented plot summary I've ever seen, with the numbered paragraphs.
Usually I don't complain about something unless I plan to rewrite it, but this section would need to be redone from top to bottom, which is too exhausting to contemplate. So I'll just complain. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 19:16, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  way way way too much plot summary 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Having followed the link in the references to the Modern Library reader's list, I can't find this work anywhere on it, much less at #40. Am I missing something? Was this information that somebody added? Infophiliac (talk) 19:22, 24 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Modern Library Reader's List 

message: The plot summary says "Upon returning to Deptford, he learns that Staunton has married Leola,"
In fact, he discovered that Staunton and Leola were engaged. He attended their wedding some years later. 81.108.233.79 (talk) 02:44, 14 March 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: fixed it for you, but... if you're able to post on a wikipedia talk page, you're almost certainly able to edit a wikipedia article. WP:BEBOLD
Serena girlgirl (talk) 03:46, 30 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Error in plot summary