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Title: Lies: A Diary: 1986-1999 by Ned Rorem, Edmund White ISBN: 0306811065 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 05 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.67
Rating: 4
Summary: worth reading for the readily moved
Comment: As far as actual literary value goes, I won't even comment ... the other reviews to this point seem accurate on content, having not read other Rorem it may or may not be so that this is below par, and frankly, upon getting into the book I wasn't paying much attention to all of that so much as, getting towards the end, the on-the-spot accounts of watching a loved one die. Perhaps it's voyeurism, but, to me the raw honesty in that alone made this book if not entirely riveting, definitely worth reading.
Rating: 3
Summary: For the uninitiated, not so bad...
Comment: This was my first exposure to the writing of Ned Rorem and perhaps because of this, I found "Lies" to be thoroughly readable. Yes, there are moments when he does come across as a sort of whining name-dropper; but there are also times when he sheds light on dying, relationships, music, composing and the like that make it a worthwhile read.
Rating: 1
Summary: sad drivel from a tired man
Comment: This latest book by Rorem is a desperate attempt to continue reporting on his witty and sometimes scandalous life. However, the wit is trying and desiccated. Further, what Rorem now hopes we will find scandalous has more to do with his disdain of the words "pundit" or "grunge" than anything truly controversial. One can't blame Rorem; his lover's illness and decline was probably devastating. He might have done better to wait until he had some time to heal. LIES is more a study of a fraying and distracted man than a heartfelt account of fame and death.
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Title: The Paris Diary and the New York Diary by Ned Rorem, Robert Phelps, Richard Howard ISBN: 0306808382 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title:Susan Graham - Songs of Ned Rorem ASIN: B00004R9BK Publisher: Elektra/Asylum Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: The Later Diaries 1961-1972 by Ned Rorem ISBN: 0306809648 Publisher: DaCapo Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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