More reviews of ATD

[rich]

what got me was that Shindler is a freelancer from Kansas City; you'd think
the Post would've had more of an interest considering as so much of the
novel takes place in Colorado.

rich

On 12/10/06, John BAILEY <JBAILEY at theage.com.au> wrote:
>
> Shindler's review has a few inaccuracies or vagaries. Merle Rideout
> isn't part of the Inconvenience crew, for starters. Pretty weird mistake
> to make. In fact, there's not much in there that can't be gleaned from
> reading the blurb, the first few pages, and maybe a couple of other
> reviews.
>
> Not saying that's what happened in this case, but I wonder how many (and
> which) reviews were written by people who didn't actually finish the
> book, or just skimmed it? It's not unknown for a reviewer to do this in
> order to meet deadlines; some publications put a premium on being the
> first to get reviews out there.
>
>
>
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> Flight of fancy
> Pynchon's in top form with airborne satire By Dorman T. Shindler Special
> to The Denver Post
>
> http://www.denverpost.com/lifestyles/ci_4799969
>
> Enigmatic novelist delivers another dense, majestic plot
>
> http://washingtontimes.com/books/20061209-102724-5433r.htm
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