Monday, June 27, 2005
The Blow
Ugh. This was a short story in a recent issue of the New Yorker, and it stank!! It was about this old guy who was hit by a car and has his leg amputated and all the stuff that follows. Granted, it had a great beginning and some moments, but it was so damn long and wandering. I'd maybe expect it from a first draft, but not a published version--and in the New Yorker, for God's sake! Maybe the fiction editor got together with the poetry editor and decided to publish some bad fiction with some bad poetry! Although, one of the poems was great. Which is a rarity. I can't believe with all the hungry writers out there, waiting for their break, this person was sent to the front of the line.
# posted by Jessica @ 4:40 PM 
