P.12 “…a strange talent for—well, for getting inside the fantasies of others: being able, actually, to take over the burden of managing them…”
“…Pirate’s career as a fantasist-surrogate, and go back to when he was carrying, everywhere he went, the mark of Youthful Folly growing in an unmistakable Mongoloid points, right out of the middle of his head.”
Johnny Doughboy found a rose in Ireland (Spotify: Freddy Martin and His Orchestra) (Bing Crosby on YouTube) There are quite a few versions.
Listened to a podcast, and it wasn't about this, but they mention that there aren't really any female characters, and much of the novel has sort of juvenile male attitudes towards women. He probably didn't get the Pulitzer because of his childish male viewpoint. They decided just to not give one that year. They say what is good is the relationship to technology and perhaps it's a cyberpunk novel.
I'm not sure what the issue is with male sexuality. It might not be high literature, but it exists. I'm not sure why it can't drive the narrative at times. I get it that someone's sexuality could be annoying to others, or uninteresting. The hatred of versions male sexuality is perhaps interesting as a thing.
Who: Cast of military personnel.
What: Coping with German Rockets hitting London.
Where: London.
When: Pt 1 December 18 through December 26, 1944.
Why: Postmodern novel, art.
How: Complex detailed references and descriptions, character sketches, dialogue.
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