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Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany by Jay Jennings, Charles Portis

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2.0

Kind of disappointed in myself for not liking this as much as I thought I would? Though there were some great bits, like his coverage of the civil rights movement/desegregation in the American South in the 60s, the Elvis bit, and the short story I Don't Talk Service No More. But a lot of it also left me cold: the Nashville stuff, Your Action Line, and that history of the rivers in the south I could give or take.

I don't know. I keep telling myself I'm not done with this book and that I'll come back to it eventually. We'll see.
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