NY Times Sunday Book Review

jester jester at snet.net
Mon May 12 22:53:48 CDT 1997


At 04:59 PM 05/12/1997 -0400, Jimmy wrote:
>Boyle's review is respectful, but breaks no new ground.  I, too, wish that
>the New York Times had chosen someone else to review M&D.  Pynchon deserves
>Updike, Bellow, Oates, Didion or Roth.

Heck, I'm wondering what Harold Bloom thinks of THIS one -- considering his
mostly unfavorable view of Vineland...

JJ "Jester"


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