Time's 100 best English-language novels (1923 - present)

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Tue Nov 1 16:44:49 CST 2005


 
In a message dated 11/01/2005 5:41:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
malignd at aol.com writes:

<<  It appears to me that this excerpt from The Morning News - Lone Star  
Statements, by Matthew Baldwin is referring to GR as the "obese man  
[etc.]" rather than what I would think (though I kind of like Vonnegut,  
limitedly), i.e., the other way around...?! What do you guys think?  
Which one is the author of the quote - whoever he/she is - favoring? (I  
know, it could be either...)>>

GR is the fat man if the  writer has any sense of structure.  I also 
suppose he's saying that  GR is bloated and  whereas S5 is lean and  fast.




Funny how I didn't think of the obvious (which I guess you're saying): GR  is 
a much fatter book! And a much slower read!
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