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From: wendyt@pyramid.UUCP (Wendy Thrash)
Newsgroups: net.books
Subject: Re: Barth's THE SOT-WEED FACTOR
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Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 14:31:32 EST
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_The Sot-Weed Factor_ was my introduction to Barth.  The first hundred
pages or so were rough sledding, but well worth it -- it remains the
funniest book I've ever read.

BTW, I read the book several years ago because I thought I remembered
hearing someone do an interview with Bill Walton in which someone asked
one of those, "Who would you like to be...," questions, and he replied
"Henry Burlingame."  Did anyone else hear this, or was I the victim
of some strange, drug-induced fantasy.  Should I have posted this to
net.sport.hoops? :-)