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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Is This Guy for Real?
Taking Michael Crichton's word on Henry James is sort of like listening to Gary Coleman criticizing Olivier, or Milli (or Vanilli) carping about Mozart. First of all, in the above non-review, the reader assumes we "want to be swimming through crystal water," whatever that means. Well, I've swum through enough crystal water, and come away after the read...
Published on July 3, 1999
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2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
What's the fuss?
Michael Crichton said of Henry James: "I hate Henry James. His stuff reads like a first draft." For a pop writer, was Crichton ever right!!! Henry James is incapable of getting to the point. Reading Henry James is like swimming through a pool filled with peanut butter, when all you want is to swim through crystal water.
Published on May 3, 1998
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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Is This Guy for Real?,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Jolly Corner and Other Tales (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
Taking Michael Crichton's word on Henry James is sort of like listening to Gary Coleman criticizing Olivier, or Milli (or Vanilli) carping about Mozart.First of all, in the above non-review, the reader assumes we "want to be swimming through crystal water," whatever that means. Well, I've swum through enough crystal water, and come away after the read with nothing. James's industrial strength extra chunky peanut butter sticks with me long after I've put it down. "The Beast in the Jungle" OR "The Jolly Corner," two novellas, eclipse and obliterate the entire body of Crichton's work. Simple as that. "The Velvet Glove" is a great find - the limousine ride stuck in my mind. "The Birthplace" is a riot, too. Try them-
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Jolly Corner; it's like new,
By Sammy Plouse "book hound" (Oswego, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Jolly Corner (Paperback)
The book was in excellent condition, and it was just what I was looking for.
2 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
What's the fuss?,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Jolly Corner and Other Tales (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
Michael Crichton said of Henry James: "I hate Henry James. His stuff reads like a first draft." For a pop writer, was Crichton ever right!!! Henry James is incapable of getting to the point. Reading Henry James is like swimming through a pool filled with peanut butter, when all you want is to swim through crystal water.
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The Jolly Corner and Other Tales (Penguin Classics) by Henry James (Paperback - April 2, 1991)
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