Comments on: About a Mountain by John D'Agata http://conversationalreading.com/about-a-mountain-by-john-dagata/ Since 2004. The blog of the critic, writer, and editor, Scott Esposito Mon, 21 May 2012 17:26:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Muzzy http://conversationalreading.com/about-a-mountain-by-john-dagata/#comment-4054 Muzzy Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:56:24 +0000 http://conversationalreading.com/?p=7021#comment-4054 That Believer essay had a fantastic premise, but was so burdened by grammatical errors and sentences that didn't make any sense. One whole paragraph about a cat attacking a string was so terribly written that it gave me a headache all day. I hope it was an editorial problem, and not representative of what's in the book. That Believer essay had a fantastic premise, but was so burdened by grammatical errors and sentences that didn’t make any sense. One whole paragraph about a cat attacking a string was so terribly written that it gave me a headache all day. I hope it was an editorial problem, and not representative of what’s in the book.

]]> By: P.T. Smith http://conversationalreading.com/about-a-mountain-by-john-dagata/#comment-4053 P.T. Smith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:37:08 +0000 http://conversationalreading.com/?p=7021#comment-4053 It was The Believer. I read it there and dug it, but felt it was something larger, felt really interesting glances, but didn't realize it was part of a larger work. I've gone from disappointed in the piece to really, really wanting to read this book. Thanks for the post. It was The Believer. I read it there and dug it, but felt it was something larger, felt really interesting glances, but didn’t realize it was part of a larger work.

I’ve gone from disappointed in the piece to really, really wanting to read this book.

Thanks for the post.

]]> By: Matt http://conversationalreading.com/about-a-mountain-by-john-dagata/#comment-4052 Matt Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:12:33 +0000 http://conversationalreading.com/?p=7021#comment-4052 I believe Harper's - maybe it was The Believer - had an essay regarding the Las Vegas suicide. Must have been an excerpt from this book. I believe Harper’s – maybe it was The Believer – had an essay regarding the Las Vegas suicide. Must have been an excerpt from this book.

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