I read a couple of the historical novels. They weren't bad, though two was enough for me. ("Empire" and "Hollywood")
When he's on, IMO, he is without peer as an essayist.
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. . . I don't know what he's famous for anywhere, really, because I think those historical novels are complete works of taxidermy. Nobody can read those. "Myra Breckinridge" was funny but light. The essays are what everybody defends -- but a friend of mine who did a volume of the
best essays of the 20th century said they're all so topical that they've all aged terribly. I don't know where his work is. You have to
have one or two books that are actually good if you're going to have a
lasting career, and I don't think he does. ___________________________________ http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk