The Story of the Lizard...

First things first, I can't say that I didn't see that ending coming. But at the same time I feel bad for Dulcidio because in essence he was a cursed figure. All he wanted was love, and ultimately he got it - albeit in the most unexpected way for him. I may be the only one who thinks it this way, but I thought this was a bittersweet story.

Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet/ G-string

I didn't really enjoy reading "Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet". There was so much going on in the writing, that I couldn't follow the characters or story. It reminded me of pulpy crime fiction, only adapted for the Vietnam War. At times I felt the excitement and sadness from the narrator, but I didn't relate to him from the beginning, so I didn't really care about his story. It could be because of the writing itself, but it probably has more to do with my differing taste.

To backtrack a few weeks, I did enjoy the story "G-String". It was a simple, light story about how men can underestimate women, and even how women underestimate themselves.

Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet

I think the author Barry Hannah had an unusual writing style. I also thought he was very descriptive. he was descriptive to the point where I saw an image in my head about what the main character was doing and the setting of the story. I liked the part when he was thinking about was his life something to proud of when his killing constantly. I feel the story made you think about Bobby's life and how he ended up there.

MIDNIGHT AND I AM NOT FAMOUS YET.

I really like this story. It shows how war can change a man. It was very interesting , although I agree it was hard to understand . Due to the narrators dialect, this story was a head ache to decipher. I really like how it followed him through multiple events, and simultaneously through character developments. I also had a much better understanding of the title after reading this story and hope to read more stories by this author.

Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet

I personally did not like this story. The language was really hard to follow and some of the word choices and sentence formatting were hard to understand.

This story was narrated by, I would say, and uneducated person that likes to tell old-time war stories. He talked about how he joined the war just because he didnt have anything else going for him except for loving his wife so he joined the army to help his country. He tells a verry good story but, for me, to understand it, I had to keep rereading the paragraphs to fully grasp his motive. The action and description that was given in the begining of the story was not followed through with making the rest story a little less intriguing as it continued.

What i did like about the story though was the part about him talkin to Tubby and becoming famous. First he starts off crying and feeling guilty for killing people and then wanting to be killing by the rockets being shot in the air. He really explained his feelings well about how he was afraid because he went from a giggler to a killer.

Boy With No Face

Sorry, my post did not go up last week. So I'm writing a new one.


I like the story Ysrael. My favorite part was 3. when it was discussing Ysreal and how his face was eaten off. It was very descriptive and made me want to go find him in the alley as well. But then again I also felt the saddness that the narrator was trying to get across when he desribed the father's reactions for making fun of his son.

The story as a whole was very descriptive and interesting and had me wanting more in the end.

"Midnight and I'm Not Famous Yet".....

..... Now I know what the title meant! I really liked this story, although it was a bit dark. It was fun, easy to read, and I actually found myself reading it aloud with a southern accent in full-effect. I could really see this story being adapted into a movie. The protagonist seemed to be a very layered character in the way that even though he was good at what he did, being a career military man and all (who killed a lot), he voiced enough times how much he had preferred not to be fighting in Vietnam in the first place. Very good story in my opinion.