tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post3071744560104744104..comments2024-03-28T02:29:37.413-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: The Book You Have to Read: The Assistant -- Bernard MalamudAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-78252714424203520472008-05-03T06:17:00.000-05:002008-05-03T06:17:00.000-05:00I first read THE ASSISTANT in a 20th Century Ameri...I first read THE ASSISTANT in a 20th Century American Lit class in college. It was one of my favorites of that semester's reading list.Patrick Shawn Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14832860010935241958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-18955214137963185502008-05-02T08:09:00.000-05:002008-05-02T08:09:00.000-05:00Unfortunately, Bernard Malamud is pretty much forg...Unfortunately, Bernard Malamud is pretty much forgotten at the College level. The catch-word now is "multiculturalism." And there's an aversion to clear prose. The more obscure, the better it seems. This state of affairs in the English Departments across this great nation might explain the decline in the number of students who elect to become English majors.<BR/><BR/>George KelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com