Recent Inactivity

Matthew Malthouse · 22 Sep 1998, 00:50 · from urth-v0019.mbox · original

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From: Matthew Malthouse <matthew.malthouse at guardian.co.uk>
Subject: Re: (urth) Recent Inactivity
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 00:50:14 +0000
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CRCulver at aol.com wrote:
>=20
> For some reason, there has been not a single post over the last week. So,=
 to
> get some more activity, I'll ask for a review of the Wolfe book FREE LIVE
> FREE. Is it worth buying? What style is it? I'd also like to know the bas=
ic
> plot, as long as it doesn't spoil too much.

I finished it (my first reading) last week and found myself rather unsatisf=
ied.

Being Wolfe I was trying to keep my brain receptive to clues and curios but
found nothing that really sparked. The denoument was particularly troubling.
Frankly I just didn't believe it.

Is it me, or is the book?

Matthew

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