I haven't read any of his stuff either, which I feel guilty about. However, I've heard he was also thought of as sexist so that makes me feel a bit better about my lack of familiarity.

Reading droppings is unpleasant.

I read Harlot's Ghost because I like JFK/Oswald stuff and 1000 pg novels, but I enjoy the prose of Updike and Roth and Bellow much much more. I tried reading Mailer's book about Egypt and it was abysmal. I'd say you'd be better off investing your time in reading any as-yet-unread Roth books--they are all gems.

The Naked and the Dead is a pretty fucking good book. Long (700ish pages), but well worth the slog. I went through a big WWII phase, I also recommend The Young Lions by Irwin Shaw. Never read anything else by him though.

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Did you capitalize "White" for any particular reason?

No. I guess it's not supposed to be capitalized.

Just curious it was a thing, I'm not one to criticize typos.

first time to comment, although i check your stuff quite often.

mailer isn't my favorite. i absolutely hated his last book. loved naked and the dead. thought executioner's song was interesting but overrated. (actually, it's stuck with me for a while, so that always moves it up a notch on my scale.)

but, yeah. i wouldn't lose sleep over not having read anything.