antw. Re: Vineland mediocre?

[David Morris]

>From: lorentzen-nicklaus at t-online.de (lorentzen-nicklaus)
>
>David Morris schrieb:
>
> > >From: "Tim Strzechowski" <dedalus204 at attbi.com>
> > >
> > >Ivan sed:
> > > >And I don't  remember *better book* dealing with themes of lost , 
>brokeN illusions , eluded dreams etc . [astericks are mine]
> > >
> > >B-b-but what about _The Great Gatsby_?  _Death of a Salesman_?  
>_Absalom, Absalom!_?
>
> > All three much finer works than _Vineland_.
>
>
>   'death of a salesman' better than 'vineland'?! please explain! kai

Well, have you seen the film version with Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich? 
  It was fantastic!  See it if you haven't, and maybe you'll agree then.

And remember, I don't like _Vineland_ very much.  Of course one's a novel 
and the other's a play, but I think one can be better than the other.

David Morris

David Morris

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