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Was it Mailer's best work? What's his second best? All I know is the Castle in the Forest is deranged.

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>>21490311
Second best. Best was Harlot's Ghost.

>> No.21491198

>>21490724
ill second that.

Ancient Evenings is next on my list.

>> No.21493139

>>21490724
I'll put it on my list, thanks anon.

>> No.21493326

I only read Fire on The Moon. The bits actually about the moon landings are breathless kino. His description of Apollo 11 taking off, the impact of the noise and blast wave is of the greatest bits of descriptive prose I've read.
The bits about Norman Mailer are shit. So shit I've not explored him further.
What is the ratio of the-ostensible-subject-of-the-book/Norman Mailer is his other works?

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>>21493326
>The bits actually about the moon landings are breathless kino. His description of Apollo 11 taking off, the impact of the noise and blast wave
all fake

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This was violent depraved perverted and disgusting
I really enjoyed it