Comments on: Norman Mailer, R.I.P. http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:21:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Keir http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-83327 Keir Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:02:21 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/#comment-83327 Helena, I confess that I'm not very good at following other people's possible secret agendas--but if you find that worthwhile, knock yourself out. As for your cryptoquote, it's a sad substitute for an argument. Helena, I confess that I’m not very good at following other people’s possible secret agendas–but if you find that worthwhile, knock yourself out.

As for your cryptoquote, it’s a sad substitute for an argument.

]]> By: Mark Kohut http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-83302 Mark Kohut Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:39:45 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/#comment-83302 Good Ms. Martinez, And in July 2007, I heard Norman at the NYPL with Gunter Grass. Among lost of other interesting things, he hesitated and agreed with the interlocuter's assessment tht he might have gotten the Nobel but for the wife-stabbing incident. Good Ms. Martinez,

And in July 2007, I heard Norman at the NYPL with Gunter Grass. Among lost of other interesting things, he hesitated and agreed with the interlocuter’s assessment tht he might have gotten the Nobel but for the wife-stabbing incident.

]]> By: Helena Martinez http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/comment-page-1/#comment-83108 Helena Martinez Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:00:46 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/11/13/norman-mailer-rip/#comment-83108 Of course the fact that Parini is the literary executor for Gore Vidal's estate had nothing to do with Jay's lukewarm assessment right ? Gore Vidal is now jockeying for The Nobel Prize that Norman Mailer deserved. Of course, few people have any good Gore Vidal stories. Why not ? No children and his friends were and are few and far between. As far as the writing goes, I'll give Mailer the edge, but seriously who is Jay Parini trying to kid. I heard him call Norman Mailer a "crypto-fag" once. What does that make Gore Vidal then ? Of course the fact that Parini is the literary executor for Gore Vidal’s estate had nothing to do with Jay’s lukewarm assessment right ? Gore Vidal is now jockeying for The Nobel Prize that Norman Mailer deserved. Of course, few people have any good Gore Vidal stories. Why not ? No children and his friends were and are few and far between.
As far as the writing goes, I’ll give Mailer the edge, but seriously who is Jay Parini trying to kid. I heard him call Norman Mailer a “crypto-fag” once. What does that make Gore Vidal then ?

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