> I'm glad to hear there's something less than the kind of general >fawning one finds here in the U.S. > We in the States, however, were treated to a recent episode of >*Seinfeld* in which Elaine alienated everyone she knew by not liking the >film (to put it mildly). This was hilarious. I had quite the same experience after I read the book. It was written by a Canadian. I live in Canada. It won awards. I considered it my duty to read it. I hated it. It was bad. People couldn't believe I said that about our beloved Ondaatje. Tough. >When the media abdicates its critical role and >becomes not much more than a publicist for the film industry, it's left to >wildly successful sitcoms to poke fun at sacred cows. Go figure. But the movie was much better to look at than the boring, typically Canadian yawner of a book was to read. At least it had nice landscapes, some violence, a bit of tasteful nudity. The book was drab through and through. Paul ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]