tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837476429665656326.post8735150153073763769..comments2023-04-26T20:17:01.166+05:30Comments on Antiblurbs: Unholy SmokeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09675638336834274440noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8837476429665656326.post-48298856294690988512008-01-31T06:15:00.000+05:302008-01-31T06:15:00.000+05:30I think you offer a balanced review, unlike the ha...I think you offer a balanced review, unlike the hatchet job in December's Atlantic. Yes, Johnson's narrative is at times murky, but I think it's part of the overall intended effect, as the author more or less announces early on:<BR/><BR/>"Sooner or later the mind grasps at a thought and follows it into the labyrinth, one thought branching into another. Then the labyrinth caves in on itself and you find yourself outside. You were never inside - it was a dream." p. 32<BR/><BR/>I was very much impressed by "Tree of Smoke" - a virtuoso performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com