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“There's no question that Mailer is a genius. And after reading this book, I know there's no question that he's also a shamelessly conceited self-promoter. I read this book because it won the Pulitzer prize. I no longer put any stock in a book winning the Pulitzer prize. Need I say more? Actually, the book is worthwhile in that Mailer presents this true account of a huge march to protest the Vietnam war in novel form (think In Cold Blood). Mailer is witty, and at times I found his own...”
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