NP - Treme

[jochen stremmel]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2007/dec/01/featuresreviews.guardianreview12

2012/9/22 Keith Davis <kbob42 at gmail.com>:
> Burke is great!
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> On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 12:30 PM, David Casseres <casseres at mac.com> wrote:
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>> Anyone read The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke?  It's set in New
>> Orleans immediately after Katrina.  Pynchon fans might enjoy Burke; at least
>> this one did.
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>> On Sep 21, 2012, at 10:42 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> > absolutely understandable. Katrina was national shame.
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>> > On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 12:07 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >> Maybe they did lay that on too heavy, but remember the real history:
>> >> New Orleans really was besieged physically and mentally.  The suicide
>> >> rate in the year after Katrina shot through the roof.  Some said New
>> >> Orleans got what they deserved by God's wrath.  Others said it should
>> >> be bulldozed, not resurrected.  Reaction to all that was the heart of
>> >> the Goodman character.  BTW, Goodman is now at least a part-time
>> >> local.  He really does love New Orleans.
>> >>
>> >> David Morris
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>> >> On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 10:58 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> In Treme's case, i have no beef with that except for the tendency at
>> >>> least in the first season to constantly harp on the fact of how superior or
>> >>> unique New Orleans is. Hey, I love the place, too. I just didnt need
>> >>> reminding every 10 minutes ;)
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