Comments on: The Rescue of John Steinbeck - The New York Review of Books http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/ Not-A-Pundit: Just a guy writing about food, music, books, and tractors Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:20:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: charles austin http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458997 charles austin Thu, 03 Apr 2008 05:21:57 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458997 At the airport in Chattanooga, Tennesee. I have got to stop travelling so much, and I will right after my Pinehurst trip next week. FWIW, I love little airports with 5 gates. So easy to get into and out of, other than the total lack of direct flights in and out that froces me through Chicago. Or Atlanta. Or Dallas. Or Charlotte. Don't know if it was you, me, the local access or what. Just got home and too tired to think about it now. With my accountant showing up at the office tomorrow at 0800, not sure when I'll get back to it. At the airport in Chattanooga, Tennesee. I have got to stop travelling so much, and I will right after my Pinehurst trip next week. FWIW, I love little airports with 5 gates. So easy to get into and out of, other than the total lack of direct flights in and out that froces me through Chicago. Or Atlanta. Or Dallas. Or Charlotte.

Don’t know if it was you, me, the local access or what. Just got home and too tired to think about it now. With my accountant showing up at the office tomorrow at 0800, not sure when I’ll get back to it.

]]> By: TFG http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458987 TFG Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:01:56 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458987 <em>Crap!</em> Did that happen here or at your place? If it's at my end, I want to fix it -- because I bet your treatise would have been awesome. Crap!

Did that happen here or at your place? If it’s at my end, I want to fix it — because I bet your treatise would have been awesome.

]]> By: charles austin http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458985 charles austin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:02:16 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458985 But as to where I've been, reading and rereading Shakespeare and a lot of nonfiction -- math, science, philosophy and history. At, least, I hope most of that is nonfiction. But as to where I’ve been, reading and rereading Shakespeare and a lot of nonfiction — math, science, philosophy and history. At, least, I hope most of that is nonfiction.

]]> By: charles austin http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458984 charles austin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:00:06 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458984 Crap! Frickin' huge post on my literary pretensions with criticism of the pernicious influence of Marx and Freud on early 20th century American literature lost in the ether. Don't know if I can remember it all now or not... Crap! Frickin’ huge post on my literary pretensions with criticism of the pernicious influence of Marx and Freud on early 20th century American literature lost in the ether. Don’t know if I can remember it all now or not…

]]> By: Janis Gore http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458981 Janis Gore Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:39:08 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458981 Heinous, as you say. Dreiser, Sinclair Lewis? Edith Wharton? Hell, hon, where you been? Heinous, as you say. Dreiser, Sinclair Lewis? Edith Wharton?

Hell, hon, where you been?

]]> By: TFG http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458980 TFG Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:18:01 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458980 A heinous person, you popinjay. A heinous person, you popinjay.

]]> By: charles austin http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458979 charles austin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:12:37 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458979 No problem, as such, I just got bored reading the novels. Maybe I was forced to read <em>The Pearl</em> too early or too often with too much emphasis on the "deep" symbolism forced down my throat by bad teachers. FWIW, which ain't much, I never cared much for most of the early 20th century American writers or playwrights I can remember. That probably makes me a bad person, but I've learned to live with it. No problem, as such, I just got bored reading the novels. Maybe I was forced to read The Pearl too early or too often with too much emphasis on the “deep” symbolism forced down my throat by bad teachers. FWIW, which ain’t much, I never cared much for most of the early 20th century American writers or playwrights I can remember. That probably makes me a bad person, but I’ve learned to live with it.

]]> By: TFG http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458977 TFG Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:34:01 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458977 CR was full of bums and socialistic cant. Most of his novels that I liked had the same thing. But, just like McCarthy, I love the way he strung the words together. I thought he did a fine job with characterization and had a good ear for dialouge, as well. CR was full of bums and socialistic cant. Most of his novels that I liked had the same thing. But, just like McCarthy, I love the way he strung the words together. I thought he did a fine job with characterization and had a good ear for dialouge, as well.

]]> By: Janis Gore http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458976 Janis Gore Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:41:58 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458976 What was the problem, Mr. Austin? What was the problem, Mr. Austin?

]]> By: charles austin http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458975 charles austin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:02:31 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458975 Steinbeck never did much for me. Just a matter of different tastes, I guess. Steinbeck never did much for me. Just a matter of different tastes, I guess.

]]> By: TFG http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458974 TFG Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:14:40 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458974 Heh heh, I forgot about the V6. Jeez, another two books to dig out of the boxes. I love Cannery Row, as well. Heh heh, I forgot about the V6. Jeez, another two books to dig out of the boxes. I love Cannery Row, as well.

]]> By: The R Man http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458973 The R Man Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:53:03 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458973 I never did understand why Steinbeck chose a full-size V-6 (!) powered GMC pickup to make the "Travels With Charlie" trip, but it was a fine read, all the same. The R Man I never did understand why Steinbeck chose a full-size V-6 (!) powered GMC pickup to make the “Travels With Charlie” trip, but it was a fine read, all the same.

The R Man

]]> By: Otis http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458970 Otis Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:46:44 +0000 http://thefatguy.com/2008/03/the-rescue-of-john-steinbeck-the-new-york-review-of-books/#comment-458970 Cannery Row I could read every year Cannery Row I could read every year

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