At 11:59 AM 10/4/2001 -0400, David Bell wrote:
>I just found a copy of this in a Half-Price Books
near my house. There's a
>cover
>blurb by Stephen King that says "One of the great
American novels of the 20th
>century. It ranks with Death of a Salesman. It ranks
with An American
>Tragedy."
>
>PS--I know Death of a Salesman isn't a novel. I
assume King knows it too.
King is famous for his enthusiastic blurbs for mediocre work.
This is not necessarily a slam at JDM, since King also gives
the same blurbs for good work. He just likes to encourage
people to buy books, I guess.
Ray
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