It's just surreal.
Samuel Delaney, I read of book of short stories by him. Very good writer. I might just add Dahlgren to my Amazon shopping cart. Thanks for the tip!
It is also time to re-read "A Confederacy of Dunces", soon to be a major motion picture, starring Governor Blanco and Mayor Nagin.
> It's just surreal.
While the tragedy out of NOLA is nearly incomprehensible, I am surprised that I have heard no one point out how the media seems to have overstated the mayhem at the Dome & Convention center.
I'll probably get flamed, but several days ago, one had the impression that hundreds of rapes and murders were occurring in these places, and the reality seems to be that there were (as I have heard it) two ghastly rapes... and now hear I hear that the deaths were all people on respirators.
Believe me, I don't want to understate the truma and danger that the survivors felt, but I do think the media sensationalized this more than the reality of the situation. Flame away.
Samuel R. Delany's early works were among my favorite books. Good writer.
Ugh, dullgrin. I could never finish it. You're right though, the first chapters could be NO today.
It's unfortunate that some of the people most adament about not leaving New Orleans are getting so little publicity. They suffer the threat of disease, thirst, hunger, looters, or even death because they refuse to abandon their dogs. God bless their big hearts and unflagging courage.
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/nation/3339653
One of the most difficult books I ever read!!
There is, I am told, a Delaney discussion group on line.