Imagine the most boorish man you can, who loves the sound of his own voice and talks non stop, about every boring, minute detail of his shallow life. But at thirty-eight, he suffers from incurable dreaminess, occasional pounding of the heart, and the not-too-distant losses of a career, a son, and a marriage. This is a condition that Frank himself aspires to. They include The Sportswriter and Independence Day, which won the Pulitzer and. As a sportswriter, Frank Bascombe makes his living studying people-men, mostly-who live entirely within themselves. In 1968, he married, having met his wife while in university. I am confused that this book not only has a sequel but that sequel won the Pulitzer Prize! Neither this book nor it’s sequel is anywhere near the quality of other Pulitzer winners (“the Cider House Rules”, “Gone With The Wind”, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, “American Pastural” to name a few,come to mind). 1 day ago &0183 &32 Richard Ford, 79, grew up in Jackson, Mississippi. All the thoughts that run through a below average man (let’s hope so because if this guy is typical, my worst fear that men are stupid is true). Unfortunately, he is not an interesting, particularly intelligent or deep thinking man so his run on musings aren’t profound or interesting either. It is the stream of consciousness of a 39 year old man over a weekend. Richard Poe did a fine job, primarily because the sound of his voice is so nice that he could read the phone book (if we still had phone books) but even he can’t make a piece of nothing into something.
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