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A few months ago the news media gave a lot of attention to the passing of author Norman Mailer. I believe he wrote more than 40 books during his career but I was able to wade through just one, although I also read a couple of his short stories. Maybe if I had read more of Mailer's stuff I could understand why he was so highly regarded in some circles. I suspect, however, that a lot of Mailer's fame had more to do with his colorful and often insulting nature than from his ability to put words on paper. For some reason, a lot of arty people seem to think bad behavior is evidence of great talent. I feel the same way about another recently-deceased literary lion named Hunter Thompson, who appeared to enthrall intellectuals mostly because of his legendary consumption of drugs and alcohol. Why didn't I think of that? Perhaps if I had put away more hooch after I wrote my only book a few years back it wouldn't have been such a flop, but I doubt it. You need a better press agent than I can...
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