tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post8414674981656873231..comments2023-06-27T01:34:35.359-07:00Comments on Ted Burke LIKE IT OR NOT: Peter Manso: notes of a displeased groupieTED BURKEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16610296721891201100noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-62271673233364532252012-11-28T13:03:52.917-08:002012-11-28T13:03:52.917-08:00Manso does not take criticism well, as he has show...Manso does not take criticism well, as he has shown a habit of reviewing his own books on Amazon and attacking those who have offered non-salutatory remarks about his work. He came after me several times, under his name and , I suspect, under a pseudonym, on because of my negative remarks toward this book. His criteria for invalidating my estimation is that I have not published widely, nor had a major best seller. This is an idiotic way to refute a harsh opinion, but it does give a clue to Manso's personality, which seems venal, insecure, grandiose and generally mean spirited.TED BURKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610296721891201100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-15483379713516821442012-11-28T07:42:10.495-08:002012-11-28T07:42:10.495-08:00Thankyou. I was glad to see this, after having my ...Thankyou. I was glad to see this, after having my art criticised by this mr. Manso. I don't mind constructive criticism, but malicious criticism I will not tolerate. I am glad to see others do not lend him credence.Debbie Ericksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-3005186919365841722011-07-08T18:42:54.074-07:002011-07-08T18:42:54.074-07:00I knew Mr. Mailer personally in his later years an...I knew Mr. Mailer personally in his later years and found him to be a wonderful father to all his children. Obviously Mr.Manso would know this if he had actually spent time with him the last 30 years. Norman Mailer knew what he was doing when he refused to continue their friendship. One of the smartest moves he made. K.A. / BostonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-1758500553043044192009-10-08T07:59:13.868-07:002009-10-08T07:59:13.868-07:00Mailer was all over Provincetown since before Mans...Mailer was all over Provincetown since before Manso was born and he certainly left a trail of haters.<br />But he also had a lot of admirers.<br />Yet somehow Manso managed to create many more Manso-haters in a much shorter time, including Mailer himself.<br />And very few, if any, admirers.<br />Manso has always been a jerk, an opinion that is widely shared in Provincetown.<br />Whatever the true facts may be, Manso rubs almost everyone the wrong way, usually sooner rather than later, and that's a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-51940230237858862592009-03-01T06:46:00.000-08:002009-03-01T06:46:00.000-08:00Oh dear, someone else who wants to reshuffle their...Oh dear, someone else who wants to reshuffle their yellowed Mailer-bashing clippings. Fine, have at it.<BR/><BR/>Mailer is the better writer of the two, in case you hadn't noticed. "If you were an intellectual" , you'd have figured that out for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Manso's afterward to the new edition is gamy stuff and I repeat what I said before that it's odd that the poor , wounded man has been nursing his resentment all these decades. Mailer moved on to other books and Manso did what? Waited for Mailer to die so he could kick dirt on the man's grave.<BR/>Class act.<BR/><BR/>Face it , friend, you're a routine Mailer hater who , like Manso, can't seem to get beyond things that happened oh, so long ago. Not that Mailer's problems with women or his quizzical politics aren't worth debating, it's just that you're more interested in moldy snark than in an exchange of views.<BR/><BR/>Is calling me deaf and blind the smartest thing you have to say? If you're going to insult someone, at least say something that isn't a cliche. <BR/><BR/>Get a grip.TED BURKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16610296721891201100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531553.post-64191031597952012922009-03-01T06:20:00.000-08:002009-03-01T06:20:00.000-08:00Seems to me that Burke has not read, either the bo...Seems to me that Burke has not read, either the book or the afterword. Had he read the book hew would not have mistaken Providence for Provincetown. Hey Ted why don't you do the reading instead of relying on other people's opinions. It is quite obvious that you know nothing about the relationship between these two very important writers. You choose Mailer simply because of his popularity. If you were an intellectual you would know that Mailer has not written anything worthwhile for a very long time, you would know that he was a woman hater and a lousy father. You would know that he lied about his "Progressive" positions. No point in going on since you are obviously deaf and blind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com