tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post7358801624029130399..comments2023-12-31T00:21:10.591-05:00Comments on The Education of a Pulp Writer: The Richard Burton DiariesDavid Cranmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-16403905522536020892013-05-22T17:14:51.106-04:002013-05-22T17:14:51.106-04:00I am intrigued with it after reading the Jess Walt...I am intrigued with it after reading the Jess Walter book where he came off pretty badly. In my young years, he was considered the best actor-now not as much. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-35400342051516314022013-05-21T20:28:19.983-04:002013-05-21T20:28:19.983-04:00Not a book I'm planning to read but I enjoyed ...Not a book I'm planning to read but I enjoyed hearing your reaction. How funny - I usually think of ET phone home with those initials. Celebrities are a bit like extra terrestrials!Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-44008295287365480082013-05-16T13:22:14.371-04:002013-05-16T13:22:14.371-04:00The saddest comment is his realization that the ma...The saddest comment is his realization that the magic had gone with ET. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-21528698468071464232013-05-15T20:28:10.507-04:002013-05-15T20:28:10.507-04:00I love the phrase 'river deep, mountain high l...I love the phrase 'river deep, mountain high love,' David!! :) Glad you enjoyed this one. Alyssa Goodnighthttp://alyssagoodnight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-84776872225777183112013-05-15T05:46:47.737-04:002013-05-15T05:46:47.737-04:00Well, this is something of a surprise. (Understate...Well, this is something of a surprise. (Understatement.) I would never have thought of reading this, I guess for all the obvious reasons, but your review has made me think again, and I just maybe will -- once I've processed the surprise. Much thanks.Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-61521510199679664922013-05-14T10:34:18.513-04:002013-05-14T10:34:18.513-04:00I used to read a lot of bios, mostly of writers an...I used to read a lot of bios, mostly of writers and military figures, but haven't done as much lately. I should do that this summer.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-67451463548079539812013-05-13T21:57:39.674-04:002013-05-13T21:57:39.674-04:00Sometimes memoirs and diaries can be quite good. T...Sometimes memoirs and diaries can be quite good. The ones I really like stop before the author "makes it" and becomes the reason that the book is published.<br /><br />One of my favorite auto-biographies was by Charles Willeford. It was about being orphaned and riding the rails during the depression as a kid. I think it ends when he's about 12.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5401124973760279564.post-11205492991836057092013-05-13T21:30:08.704-04:002013-05-13T21:30:08.704-04:00lived fast, died too soon at 58. lived fast, died too soon at 58. Kieran Sheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16681787953865476304noreply@blogger.com