tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post4367740057878738553..comments2023-11-03T04:39:50.760-05:00Comments on Galley Slaves: In Praise of Joseph BottumJonathan V. Lasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17426165197358366129noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-74377231839510913892008-03-10T18:46:00.000-05:002008-03-10T18:46:00.000-05:00Jonathan, thanks for posting these essays. One of ...Jonathan, thanks for posting these essays. One of my favorite Bottum's stories has always been his Thanksgiving memoir, that I first read on The Weekly Standard, I believe, a couple years ago. There's a certain "gentleness" to his style. I wish I could do it!<BR/><BR/>Mike in MississippiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871003.post-88030929672072157022008-03-10T14:19:00.000-05:002008-03-10T14:19:00.000-05:00Jonathan--You way overrate this guy's writing. I m...Jonathan--<BR/><BR/>You way overrate this guy's writing. I mean, like, can he start one sentence without a conjunction? "And I saw..." "But then I went..." Gimme a break. Mrs. Winjam told us this was bad writing back in fifth grade, and it still is. Andy Ferguson, he write good. Matt Labash, he write fine. Jody Bottum, he write dead.<BR/><BR/>Yours Sincerely,<BR/>A Faithful ReaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com