tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post4653225937099188565..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Living with Norman MailerEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-57241050847716791122010-04-08T06:12:23.297-07:002010-04-08T06:12:23.297-07:00Patti, send me your address and I'll send it a...Patti, send me your address and I'll send it along after I finish.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-14159499184134558792010-04-07T14:44:31.373-07:002010-04-07T14:44:31.373-07:00We heard him give a talk in Cape Cod a few year...We heard him give a talk in Cape Cod a few year's back. He was writing poetry and it was terrible, but he was charismatic--even at the end. Why do writers try poetry when they hit the wall?<br />Definitely want to read this book.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-40192733269639599502010-04-07T09:58:52.680-07:002010-04-07T09:58:52.680-07:00Blech to Mailer and his widow. How long did she wa...Blech to Mailer and his widow. How long did she wait after he died to pursue a book deal?<br /><br />I made my through the enticingly-titled <i>Advertisements for Myself</i> after reading the famous essay, "The White Negro," which was stunningly disappointing. Based on this book, I can only conclude that Mailer was a mediocre writer of fiction, a poor essayist and thinker and a pretty lousy human being.<br /><br />BTW, the wife he stabbed also affixed her name to a tell-all memoir some years ago.Peter L. Winklerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16005846686173676213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-51978692757615575452010-04-07T07:50:17.588-07:002010-04-07T07:50:17.588-07:00Man, my life is so.......uneventful. The biggest e...Man, my life is so.......uneventful. The biggest excitement I've had lately is discovering a product called "Stink Free" for cat urine odor..... ;o)<br />Mary C.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260173316123391006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-64943882131028024262010-04-07T00:42:17.224-07:002010-04-07T00:42:17.224-07:00Too good to pass up, Ed. I just ordered this one ...Too good to pass up, Ed. I just ordered this one and look forward to the entertainment.Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.com