Heller, without pink tights

[RICHARD ROMEO]

I'd also recommend Heller's PICTURE PERFECT, which is a unique work, as 
far as
I can see--less a novel than an extended meditative essay on art, fame,
commercialism, and the cultural usages of the same, centering on 
Rembrandt's
painting ARISTOTLE CONTEMPLATING THE BUST OF HOMER, which leads to 
reflections
on Homer, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Rembrandt, and a bunch of other 
stuff.
Not as mechanically constructed as CATCH-22 or as wrapped in obsession as
SOMETHING HAPPENED, but  well worth a look.

Don-isn't the title Picture This-I read this ages ago and don't remember 
this being the title.

rich
nyc