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Also, John Updike writes a self-indulgent essay about his books: "Somewhere in their several million pondered, proofread, printed words I must have done my best, sung my song, had my say."
Quentin Tarantino's first film since Pulp Fiction reinforces reviewers' mixed opinion of him as clever but self-indulgent.
Despite A-list star power (Nick Nolte, Sean Penn, John Travolta, George Clooney) and spectacular cinematography, even positive critics concede the film is "too dark and cluttered and mysterious to ever achieve the popular acceptance of Spielberg's movie" (Dave Kehr, the Daily News ). The biggest complaints are about the film's lack of plot and dialogue (almost all the speaking in the film is voice-over), which borders on becoming "precious, self-conscious and even self-indulgent" (Kenneth Turan, the Los Angeles Times ). (This unofficial site has photographs from the film and message boards; or you can read about the practical joking on the set here.)
Now they die of self-indulgent recklessness.
A friend who has seen her book proposal reports that it is classic Joyce: gossipy, un-prudish, and self-indulgent, with very little information about Salinger's literary pursuits.