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Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 The Crafty Art:
After a Strong First Half, "Spooky Art" Fizzles: Rather than a book in its own right, "The Spooky Art" is a compilation of over 190 different interviews, essays, and unpublished thoughts on writing. Well, the first half is about writing--the second half delves into television and film before settling on criticisms of specific authors (Tolstoy, Hemingway, Lawrence). While the parts about Mailer's career are fascinating, the diversions in the Part II will test the reader's patience. Are you ready to read 15 pages devoted to Mailer's thoughts on "Last Tango... A writer's writer: Mailer has truly accomplished something valuable in the first half of The Spooky Art. He provides examples of the real world lessons and passions of a successful author. The book is essentially a collection of previous published articles that are edited and jointed together with contemporary transitions. Many passages take the reader into the writing process as Mailer describes the creation of several of his famous works. Putting the Bitch to rest: I applaud Mailer for his frankness--the passages on drug use and illness do shed light on the unsavory side of a writer's life. His advice is sound and direct, much like an old soldier who's been through battle and neither glamourizes nor minces words when telling his tale.
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