tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post5906404522859135370..comments2024-03-23T16:56:51.852-07:00Comments on Execupundit.com: The Slacker's TaleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-74736497073279984182011-04-03T17:46:14.626-07:002011-04-03T17:46:14.626-07:00John,
I enjoyed Angela's Ashes, but it is dar...John,<br /><br />I enjoyed Angela's Ashes, but it is dark. I'll try the others.<br /><br />Thanks for the tip!<br /><br />MichaelMichael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-75055234645272095322011-04-03T17:34:20.178-07:002011-04-03T17:34:20.178-07:00Agree.
Despite the wit I found Angela's Ashes...Agree. <br />Despite the wit I found <i>Angela's Ashes</i> to be turgid and dark at times. Too much for my taste. It may reflect badly on my taste but when I got hold of <i>Teacher Man</i> (and later <i>'Tis</i>) I became an avid fan. <br />And yes, his skills were honed sharp by years of hard work both teaching and writing.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-17662470415844063752011-04-03T05:55:16.654-07:002011-04-03T05:55:16.654-07:00John,
I see your point. We don't want to beco...John,<br /><br />I see your point. We don't want to become a bunch of driven Sammy Glicks. At the same time, Frank McCourt put in a great deal of time learning how to write. The success of his book may have been a surprise but it is not surprising that he had mastered the ability to write beautiful sentences.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762773757535724585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20242261.post-66010190259679742042011-04-03T05:15:20.033-07:002011-04-03T05:15:20.033-07:00I tend to agree but look at this from an interview...I tend to agree but look at this from <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=135015333" rel="nofollow">an interview I heard yesterday</a> on NPR. <br /><br /><i>SIMON: Have you over the years ever wondered if maybe you should have done a zig this way or a zag that way to make certain that you did so much you'd be mentioned - forgive the expression - the same breath as Barbra Streisand?<br /><br />Ms. EDER: No, because <b>I don't think I've ever been driven enough. I'm too happy. I had too happy a childhood. Nothing drove me into show business. I didn't have that overwhelming, all-consuming, 24/7, I got to do this. I had so many interests. I had a lot of ambition but just - I don't think I have ever had the amount of ambition that a lot of the people that make it to the top have.</b><br /><br />And also I've had a taste of what that would feel like. When I left "Jekyll and Hyde," all of that was full of people who wanted to talk to me and to see me. And so for a moment there, I realized what it would feel like to be at that upper-echelon level as far as celebrity and I just knew that I didn't want that. I could never live my life with that.<br /><br />SIMON: What didn't you like about it?<br /><br />Ms. EDER: Just knowing that there would be never the freedom to walk down the street alone and not be bothered. You know, just to be free, free to be. You know, look around and not worry about anything, just be part of the environment. </i><br /><br />I also read that Frank McCourt never expected <i>Angela's Ashes</i> to catapult him into a second life of literary notability.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858939352263715787noreply@blogger.com