tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post7039792238414071516..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Catch-22JRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-73734381845328750632008-04-10T16:40:00.000-07:002008-04-10T16:40:00.000-07:00I tend to joke when I see Vintage Collins that I d...I tend to joke when I see Vintage Collins that I don't know if it's Wilkie or Jackie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-20807698913735499722008-04-08T16:33:00.000-07:002008-04-08T16:33:00.000-07:00Lawks, yes, it does too. I haven't read that one, ...Lawks, yes, it does too. I haven't read that one, I must admit, having been disappointed by several other Hellers. Maybe when they re-cover it I'll get round to it.<BR/><BR/>You're right, the 'Vintage X' does seem a bit forced in some cases, especially given those lesser-known authors, like Rex Warner, don't actually get their first names on their own covers.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-31465249098486409182008-04-08T13:33:00.000-07:002008-04-08T13:33:00.000-07:00Yes that is nicer - though I reserve the right to ...Yes that <EM>is</EM> nicer - though I reserve the right to rant on <EM>ad nauseam</EM> about the frigging 'Vintage Heller' phrasing these new Vintage Classics have adopted. It's completely nonsensical, particularly for lesser known authors like 'Vintage O'Hara' (turns out to be John) or 'Vintage Warner' (Rex).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, now we need a new design for the UK edition of Heller's second, and much better than Catch-22, novel <EM>Something Happened</EM>. The current one looks like a tin of Miller.John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.com