tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post9077103300984808592..comments2023-10-07T03:23:24.917-05:00Comments on Boswell and Books: Are We so Gullible to Fall for an Delightfully Obvious Gimmick in Padgett Powell's New Novel?Daniel Goldinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536282665165900502noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-60668672391717382642010-01-11T10:55:42.170-06:002010-01-11T10:55:42.170-06:00Dictionary of the Khazars! I read it, and I read ...Dictionary of the Khazars! I read it, and I read the sentence that was different, and I am still confused about how it changed the book.Daniel Goldinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536282665165900502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475165538485567980.post-60738955329866503612010-01-11T10:33:24.594-06:002010-01-11T10:33:24.594-06:00Oh, sure. I always thought Julio Cortázar's Ho...Oh, sure. I always thought Julio Cortázar's <i>Hopscotch</i> was rather gimmicky.<br /><br />And don't you remember that book that came in two editions, one for men and one for women? <i>Dictonary of the... Whooziwhatsis</i>. I forget the title. The only difference between the editions was one little passage. I thought it was a cheap way for men to pick up literate women.<br /><br />But don't you go slamming <i>Ella Minnow Pea</i>! (Note the spelling. The title you typed might be entirely different.) Someone even tried to <a href="http://bit.ly/73DjSf" rel="nofollow">adapt a musical</a> from that! Not successfully, though. I wonder why???Scot Colfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769640198137392611noreply@blogger.com