tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post1721287871924234757..comments2024-03-27T05:13:25.241-05:00Comments on The New Dork Review of Books: James Salter's All That Is: A Dose of ElegantGreg Zimmermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-6136465177320300062013-11-04T20:45:19.216-06:002013-11-04T20:45:19.216-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Divorce in Austin TXhttp://www.divorceinaustin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-28986681602093885142013-09-07T10:32:49.503-05:002013-09-07T10:32:49.503-05:00Maybe the hype of the previous reviews raised my e...Maybe the hype of the previous reviews raised my expectations too much. Maybe audiobooks can't do justice to the written word. Or maybe this is just colorful writing, but a pointless story about characters whom I wouldn't care about in real life. The author renders life a meaningless series of random events. Is that really all that is?NCC Data Managed Serviceshttp://www.nccdata.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-34812360742093920602013-04-08T06:45:29.300-05:002013-04-08T06:45:29.300-05:00Yes I'd like to try a Salter book after all th...Yes I'd like to try a Salter book after all these yearsthecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-59556871618536212222013-04-03T09:25:35.673-05:002013-04-03T09:25:35.673-05:00I feel the same way - I'd kind of been aware o...I feel the same way - I'd kind of been aware of Salter, but not felt the same urgency to read him as some of the other "old or dead white guys" of his generation. Gonna try Light Years soon, too. Thanks for the comment on the BR post, too! Greg Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122230426442946518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060047013304842896.post-29791469851034094432013-04-02T17:10:23.375-05:002013-04-02T17:10:23.375-05:00I'm about half way through All That Is right n...I'm about half way through All That Is right now and am going through many of the same emotions connected to just now discovering Salter. Who can I blame for letting him slip through the cracks of my reading history? I just read an amazing passage from Light Years and definitely need to pick that one up, too.Shannon @ River City Readinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02024137897685829669noreply@blogger.com