Amalgamation Polka (was NP: Richard Powers)

[Jay Herzog]

I dunno, I think 'The Amagamation Polka" was episodic, but held
together pretty well until the very end, where the manic change in
tone doesn't really work. Kind of like 'Huckleberry Finn' in that
regard.

How many great books are compromised by their weak endings...

On 9/22/06, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> agree with that Henry. it seems much recent fiction seems half-baked--i
> think of steven wright's almagmation polka; kalfus' 9/11 novel. e.g.
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> rich
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> On 9/21/06, Henry <hmusikar at speakeasy.net> wrote:
> > I generally agree with this article:
> > http://www.thenation.com/doc/20061009/deresiewicz
> >
> > Powers' Goldbug Variations is a worthwhile read, but like most writers
> (such as DeLillo) that lard their novels with big ideas, the text isn't
> cooked enough to incorporate the ideas, which should moisten and inform the
> meat of the novel rather than greasily smear on your teeth like a bad
> metaphor in the sun.



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