joan didion
Overrated Writers of 2006
litkicks.com has spent the week discussing their choice of LitKicks Overrated Writers of 2006: Philip Roth, Joan Didion, William Vollmann, Cormac McCarthy, and Jonathan Lethem. You'll see posts justifying their pick for each writer.
I think it's kind of strange that they picked McCarthy and Lethem, since neither have been in the spotlight this year (except for "Blood Meridian" being on that NYTBR list recently). And since 2006 is the only year Vollmann has ever been discussed at length, what with his prolific output, wasn't he just finally getting his due? I also find it strange they picked Didion after praising "The Year of Magical Thinking" as one of her best. Who would you guys pick?
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William T. Vollmann's Europe Central wins the National Book Award for fiction. This is a huge suprise -- he had the worst odds according to one article. Joan Didion picked up the award for non-fiction for her book on dealing with the death of her husband.
(0) # 11/16/2005

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