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By chris Date: 2007 May 24 Comment on this Work [[2007.05.24.18.34.27040]] |
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The New York Review of Books - my favorite publication to fall asleep to while listening to saccharine 80s pop in dark spare bedrooms when there's nothing else to do. It's that good. Reading the review of Mailer's book about Hitler's childhood, it occurs to me that his name (Hitler's, not Mailer's) is tossed around too casually, a catch-all for evil and failed creative-types who move on to illustrious careers in mass murder. The gradations of loathsomeness are far, far more subtle (just ask anyone who's been through a divorce). Shit, 7th graders are better at name- calling than many of the so- called intelligentsia these days. Let's face it: Most books just don't need to be written. They're like that Miami Sound Machine CD that should have stayed in the Bargain Bin for its own good. Just because something is .99 does not mean that it must be purchased. |