It's so saddening that Normal Mailer had died already. I found out about it just last Saturday, when I opened my computer for updates. He died at the age of 84, and he was one of my heroes. I decided not to not to use my computer up until the next day. I thought that all my heroes are leaving, one after another.
Norman and I didn't agree on many issues, but I think that still doesn't matter. He was one of those rare people who aren't afraid to write on what they want to write. He was fearless.
I spent part of Saturday trying to remember when I first heard the name, and when I read my first Mailer book. The book was "The Naked and theDead," written in 1948. I'm fairly certain I read it in 1969, when I was 16 or so.
I enjoyed reading his first book that I even anticipated for his upcoming new publications. I believe I have read every one of them. Whenever he would appear on television, I would usually sit back and watch him on TV. He was a very interesting person indeed, and that makes him rather different among other writers, and personalities on TV.
I'm pretty sure that I had last seen him on Charlie Rose, and a show that I can't remember at this point. He had a small hearing problem, but he had high spirits. It so saddening that his appearance was just too short.
I am one of the people who disapproved of his politics, but I learned to forgive him eventually. The liberals were just too different compared to Norman Mailer. He stood firm for his beliefs.
There were also instances when Mailer was savaged by the New York publications and critics. But he didn't care two hoots in hell. They just kept writing and speaking against him.
I enjoyed his last book, The Castle In The Forest, and he had plans for a trilogy of the work on Hitler.
The moment I knew that Norman Mailer would appear in Charlie Rose, I became excited.
The very day he died it was when I felt a heavy disappointment. There would be no trilogy, another hero long gone.
By Sunday, I got better. Norman Mailer was one of those few people that would defend the right to protect yourself. He had known enough about the idiot people in his chosen party. I guess he couldn't build up any respect for any of them. Norman Mailer knew all along that they had no courage to fight at all.
Because he could write fearlessly, they couldn't
He was a real man and a brave man. He was Norman Mailer, one of the very few.
I imagine the dialogue in heaven is going to be a lot richer from now on.
So, I guess, if God needs somebody to keep Him on his toes, Norman Mailer would be up for the job. - 21704
Norman and I didn't agree on many issues, but I think that still doesn't matter. He was one of those rare people who aren't afraid to write on what they want to write. He was fearless.
I spent part of Saturday trying to remember when I first heard the name, and when I read my first Mailer book. The book was "The Naked and theDead," written in 1948. I'm fairly certain I read it in 1969, when I was 16 or so.
I enjoyed reading his first book that I even anticipated for his upcoming new publications. I believe I have read every one of them. Whenever he would appear on television, I would usually sit back and watch him on TV. He was a very interesting person indeed, and that makes him rather different among other writers, and personalities on TV.
I'm pretty sure that I had last seen him on Charlie Rose, and a show that I can't remember at this point. He had a small hearing problem, but he had high spirits. It so saddening that his appearance was just too short.
I am one of the people who disapproved of his politics, but I learned to forgive him eventually. The liberals were just too different compared to Norman Mailer. He stood firm for his beliefs.
There were also instances when Mailer was savaged by the New York publications and critics. But he didn't care two hoots in hell. They just kept writing and speaking against him.
I enjoyed his last book, The Castle In The Forest, and he had plans for a trilogy of the work on Hitler.
The moment I knew that Norman Mailer would appear in Charlie Rose, I became excited.
The very day he died it was when I felt a heavy disappointment. There would be no trilogy, another hero long gone.
By Sunday, I got better. Norman Mailer was one of those few people that would defend the right to protect yourself. He had known enough about the idiot people in his chosen party. I guess he couldn't build up any respect for any of them. Norman Mailer knew all along that they had no courage to fight at all.
Because he could write fearlessly, they couldn't
He was a real man and a brave man. He was Norman Mailer, one of the very few.
I imagine the dialogue in heaven is going to be a lot richer from now on.
So, I guess, if God needs somebody to keep Him on his toes, Norman Mailer would be up for the job. - 21704
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