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Two of the three stories in this volume concern the midlife crises of womanizers and all three are deemed mediocre knockoffs of Ford's earlier work, littered with characters "not complex enough to hold one's interest" (Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, the New York Times ). Some, however, appreciate Ford's continued explorations of "contemporary manhood and its discontents" (Dan Cryer, Newsday ) and his "sinewy" prose, reminiscent of Twain and Hemingway (Michael Gorra, the New York Times Book Review ). "Nobody now writing looks ...
This is a company that: 1) has been a consistent money loser for almost its entire existence; 2) has constructed an entire business around the highly questionable proposition that people will overpay for mediocre food in order to sit next to the motorcycle that Bruce Willis rode in Pulp Fiction ; and 3) is spending large sums of money to pay an executive to live in Hollywood and build relationships with up-and-coming stars.
Chandler was indeed a heroic publisher--the Times was a mediocre paper when he took it over, a great one when he stepped down--and it would be wonderful if he were reinstated or allowed a say about the paper's fate.
Hollywood pundits contrasted Stewart (the idealistic gentleman) with Mitchum (the hard-living rogue) and juxtaposed both of them--"the last of the giants of Hollywood's golden era," said the Los Angeles Times-- with today's mediocre movie stars.
A slew of best sellers prompted publishers to flood the market with mediocre mysteries--now readers think twice before buying.
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