tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post4061338003883625142..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: No Pulitzer for Fiction: Columbia University Hates BooksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-10893549683748084172012-04-19T16:16:03.671-05:002012-04-19T16:16:03.671-05:00Hey, Anonymous, I care. It coulda been me. I could...Hey, Anonymous, I care. It coulda been me. I coulda been a contender.<br /><br />Yes, Steve -- it would be nice to be discussing books...Steven J. Wangsnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14846516529180802046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-63526719796691116852012-04-18T12:55:39.828-05:002012-04-18T12:55:39.828-05:00Who the fuck cares.
Shouldn't you be blogging...Who the fuck cares.<br /><br />Shouldn't you be blogging about the EBOOK REVOLUTION or how great selfpublishing is or some other bullshit?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-39676703703081057902012-04-18T12:05:50.396-05:002012-04-18T12:05:50.396-05:00Woo, hoo! I caught the tail end of a Pulitzer cele...Woo, hoo! I caught the tail end of a Pulitzer celebration in my very own office!<br /><br />Without knowing anything about the politics of Pulitzers, at least on the fiction side, I'd say there's at least as good a possibility that the board made an important statement as there is that its members had a grudge against the shortlisted books.<br /><br />But I your professor's reaction to your long-ago criticism. I wish more people had the passion for books that this post shows.<br /><br /> ============================<br />Detectives Beyond Borders<br /><br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-21034935970358868212012-04-18T10:57:09.473-05:002012-04-18T10:57:09.473-05:00I'm not likely to read any of these books, so ...I'm not likely to read any of these books, so I'm not care too much.Nickhttp://google.com/profile/user/NickATnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-90278641547246676502012-04-18T09:56:49.074-05:002012-04-18T09:56:49.074-05:00I dunno, I kind of think it took nuts to select no...I dunno, I kind of think it took nuts to select none of them. Maybe none of them are that great. I've not read any of the books in question, so I can't really say. I have made a few attempts to get through some DFW stories and found them unreadable. Maybe the Pale King is better. <br /><br />It's very possible and highly likely that the true Pulitzer-worthy books weren't included in this list of 3. I would buy that.Court Merriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02674875918626755289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-69291475964731139912012-04-18T09:44:26.052-05:002012-04-18T09:44:26.052-05:00Dana, I've never read a book because of an awa...Dana, I've never read a book because of an award, but I do think it helps to publicize the work.<br /><br />Ben, Any of those three woulda been fine, I think.<br /><br />John, Thanks.Steve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-87810835976998756702012-04-18T09:42:24.414-05:002012-04-18T09:42:24.414-05:00Good post.Good post.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-8830092980230306942012-04-18T08:50:11.734-05:002012-04-18T08:50:11.734-05:00I was upset, because it's so much easier to sa...I was upset, because it's so much easier to say "Well, nothing stood out. Too bad" rather than discussing it through and making a choice. Truth is, those three books were probably award worthy, so what's so hard about picking one? DFW would've been more of a "lifetime achievement" winner, but it's better than no winner at all.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-48441092055429342332012-04-18T08:20:46.536-05:002012-04-18T08:20:46.536-05:00It shows unfathomable hubris, to say that, or the ...It shows unfathomable hubris, to say that, or the thousands of books published in the past year, not one met their lofty standards. Not. One. Nor did any editorial pieces.<br /><br />it's decisions like this that make it easier all the time for me to ignore awards.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com