The BURIED Book Club discussion

I know I know. This HUGEly pop'u'lair thing? !? 46,698 Ratings · 6,013 Reviews? But Friend Peter has convinced me. Listen. Prior to the 2006 NYRB edition, there'd been only five editions ; and those editions with very few ratings/reviews attached. According to the gr=db. I'd say, you know, scientifically there's nothing conclusive, BUT certainly suggestive. I'll work with the data we've got rather than imagine what we ain't. Let's crunch ::

In 2006 NYRB issues this thing. Priorly we had ::
Vintage Classic (2003) :: 4 reviews/ 6 more ratings
U of Arkansas (1988) :: 7 reviews/ 18 more ratings
Allen Lane (1973) :: 0/0
Pocket Books :: 1 review
Viking (First) (1965) :: 1 review/ 3 more ratings

That math :: 13 reviews/ 40 total ratings

To deepen the data, one might take into account when these readings took place ;; gr suggests most of them, post-2006 ;; and of course a few ratings/reviews associated with post-2006 editions may have been readings prior. BUT, overwhelmingly, you take that 13/40 and put it next to the 6,013/46,698 you see what can happen.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the most famous BURIED BooK (after Moby-Dick), BURIED for full-on FORTY=YEARS(!) :: John Williams' Stoner!!!!



[this is all scientific, so if you have any counter evidence, please to provide]

Uh Nathan, don't go all soft on us here man!

Geoff wrote: "Uh Nathan, don't go all soft on us here man!"

I know, rite? Likely far too lit=fic for my tastes.