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This book was a real slog for most of its length. It starts well, then becomes a frightful bore; and then, at around page 140 or 150, it finally became interesting, and I hope it stays that way. I get the impression Heller could have written a snappy essay about his past, and decided (or more likely was persuaded) to blow that essay up into a fullblown memoir.
— May 15, 2022 04:44PM
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Apr 23, 2022 05:48PM
I'm pretty disappointed in this. If a book can be simultaneously well-written and dull, this is it. There is technical ability here but no passion, not even any real nostalgia, which is very curious for a memoir. This reminds me of your old great-uncle who tells long, involved, detailed stories which also happen to be boring.
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