Not as good as Owen Meany or A Widow for One Year but there are some very funny parts. I’d never really noticed before Irving’s talent for slapstick. Some scenes are so visual, I feel like I’m in a Marx Brothers movie.
an eddy in the bitstream
Month: June 2005 (Page 1 of 2)
Overrated.
We’ve been enjoying this series for quite some years now. Lorrie Moore picked this collection, and a very nice one it is. Stories I especially liked: “What You Pawn I Will Redeem” by Sherman Alexie, “Intervention” by Jill McCorkle, and “All Saints Day” by Angela Pneuman.
John Irving’s first novel feels a little green to me, but only in comparison to the brilliant work he’s done since.
Apparently, I have help I never knew about. A whole team in fact. Got this spam this morning:
*Dear user karpet, *
You have successfully updated the password of your Peknet account.
If you did not authorize this change or if you need assistance with your account, please contact Peknet customer service at: mail@peknet.com
Thank you for using Peknet! The Peknet Support Team
+++ Attachment: No Virus (Clean) +++ Peknet Antivirus – www.peknet.com
Insidious. Lots of unsuspecting folks will bite at that one, if it happens to come from a real ISP (which peknet is not). There was even a virus attached as a zip file. Do these people have anything better to do?
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