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...lives. Even those who profess violent disagreement with Union Leader politics cannot help but be co-opted by Loeb's frame of reference, if only as part of an effort to oppose him. In Kevin Cash's failure to transcend this level of contention lies his book's major flaw...
...take it for granted, and the reader is forced to as well, because there seems to be little reason for and even less development in this love. But the unreal quality of their relationship in no way makes either of them less believable. Like the interfering omniscient narrator, this flaw is superfluous and can be ignored without damage to the novel as a whole. As she continues to widen her scope and refine her technique, Drabble will probably take care of these imperfections next time around. By then, the mirror should be polished...
...best in the dialogue sections--his voice clear, sardonic and genuinely Gilbertian. He catches the verbal nuances with the skill of a born Savoyard and manages to be not only a buffoon and a figure of pathos, but, when necessary, a commanding Lord in his own right. The only flaw in Crowley's performance is that his voice is not quite as strong as it might be--never powerful enough to belt out a line that needs belting out. Nonetheless, he traverses the slippery heights of his nightmare song with the grace of a chamois, never faltering and never failing...
PERHAPS THE MOST annoying flaw in the novel is the interjection of Orson Welles as a former resident of one of the towns in which the Neumillers lived. The reference is too often repeated and certainly unnecessary, save for the fact that it shows the fascination of the characters with the rich or famous...
Emotional Mistrust. One too familiar flaw in Fulbright's argument lies in his repeated indictment of "the media" -a careless lumping together of what is in fact a remarkably diverse and independent collection of publishers and broadcasters. Yet Fulbright may have a point when he is worried about the spread of an automatic, "emotional mistrust to Government in general." He calls for "a measure of voluntary restraint, an implicit agreement among the major groups and interests in our society that none will apply their powers to the fullest." Not a bad precept-and not an easy one to apply...