miker wrote:
"I abhor the practice of revising novels. It's hard enough to
find some common ground when discussing a novel without
having to differentiate between versions. And life is way too
short for me to muster any enthusiasm about reading a
different version."
In that case, you might want to hesitate before starting on
those Tim O'Brien books you were asking about. From what I
understand, he sees his books as works in progress and
continues to revise some of them, so there are supposedly
distinct differences between some editions. Does anyone know
if that's right? How big a difference is there? I've never
compared editions. I've only ever read the paperback of Going
After Cacciato, which I liked a lot. I've got paperbacks The
Things They Carried and If I Die in a Combat Zone. I should
read them sometime.
Mark
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