http://peer-see.com/blog/winston/2009/02/17/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:09:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://peer-see.com/blog/winston/2009/02/17/comment-page-1/#comment-31987 patrick davidson Thu, 19 Mar 2009 03:19:30 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=400#comment-31987 I have tried - in fits and starts - to complete Vollmann's "Rising Up and Rising Down." A Series of seven books. The abridged version is at 756 pages (on the amazon online reader) and I think that's about true. the series is, of course, more valuable ... As for the abridgment - His Preface to the Abridgment begins, "In its original form, Rising Up and Rising Down occupies seven volumes. The single justification which I can offer is that I believe it needed to be that long. This abridgment likewise has only one justification: I did it for the money." I have tried - in fits and starts - to complete Vollmann’s “Rising Up and Rising Down.” A Series of seven books. The abridged version is at 756 pages (on the amazon online reader) and I think that’s about true.
the series is, of course, more valuable …
As for the abridgment - His Preface to the Abridgment begins, “In its original form, Rising Up and Rising Down occupies seven volumes. The single justification which I can offer is that I believe it needed to be that long. This abridgment likewise has only one justification: I did it for the money.”

]]> http://peer-see.com/blog/winston/2009/02/17/comment-page-1/#comment-31361 Gena Marshall Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:22:22 +0000 http://peer-see.com/blog/?p=400#comment-31361 These are lifetime projects. And they're the kind of thing that by the time you finish, at least I would have forgotten the beginning. So instead, I'll rely on you for the synopsis! I feel better educated and it's just 10:15AM! Thanks, and keep up the good work! These are lifetime projects. And they’re the kind of thing that by the time you finish, at least I would have forgotten the beginning. So instead, I’ll rely on you for the synopsis! I feel better educated and it’s just 10:15AM! Thanks, and keep up the good work!

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