Time's 100 best English-language novels (1923 - present)
Rcfchess at aol.com
Rcfchess at aol.com
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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