antw. Re: Vineland mediocre?

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on 7/8/02 4:50 PM, David Morris at fqmorris at hotmail.com wrote:

> 
>> 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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Yeah, great acting. The whole tone of the play is one of condescension and
contempt for the working class. Go son, suck up to the boss. I bet you like
Joyce Carol Oates too.