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14 January 2007

"I hate to write reviews like this". William A. Vollmann on Anthony Swofford's first novel.

post by: matteo at: 19:10 | 7 comments

Logrolling in our time ... not.

posted by stilicho 14 January | 19:29

See, that's too bad. I prefer reviews that relish a necessary skewering. Me and my literary bloodlust...

posted by Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson 14 January | 20:00

Now I want to read Jarhead.

posted by LoriFLA 14 January | 20:08

there is no reason why the Japanese scenes of “Exit A” couldn’t have been better.

except maybe the difference between writing what you know and knowing how to write.

posted by ethylene 14 January | 20:14

Swofford has a prose style that is equal to the task of writing a personal memoir. However, when I read the bio-blurb on the slipcover of Jarhead that he was writing a novel, I snickered and thought, "That oughta be a riot."

posted by mischief 14 January | 20:23

Now I want to read Jarhead.

It's a good book; the movie doesn't really do it justice at all.

posted by trondant 14 January | 23:39

I'd be honored if William T. Vollmann wrote that review of my work. Crushed, for the effort I put forth with my new book and my failure in his eyes, but then honored as well.

posted by safetyfork 15 January | 09:41

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