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...Pearson's second novel begins, "That was the summer we lost the bald Jeeter who was not even mostly Jeeter anymore but was probably mostly Throckmorton or anyway was probably considered mostly Throckmorton which was an appreciable step up from being considered mostly Jeeter since Jeeters hadn't ever been anything much while Throckmortons had in fact been something once . . ." This opening sentence runs on for 353 more words...
...credit, Pearson gives fair warning that his story is going to take some time in the unraveling and may indeed be more fun for the teller than the audience. While the death of the bald Jeeter is announced smack in the opening, the sad event is inched up on through a series of digressions, including one on the deterioration of the widow Mrs. Askew's drains and downspouts. Not until page 57 is the bald Jeeter laid to rest in the local cemetery of the fictional Neely, N.C., at which time it begins to become clear that the deceased...
...intentional excesses, Pearson's style can be genuinely funny: "Lemly had no industry whatsoever and little agriculture to speak of unless mildew counted for something." But the discovery and enjoyment of such moments call for considerable patience. When the author's first novel, A Short History of a Small Place, appeared last year, reviewers guessed at such august influences as Twain and Faulkner. This time out, a case might be made for episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. Pearson's parody of high-flown, old- fashioned Southern yarn spinning sounds a little too much like the minister presiding at the funeral...
Harvard also scored points in the 800 free relay, when the team of Egan, John Ritch, John Pearson and Chris Smith placed 16th nationally...
...explosion occurred at floor level in rows 10 or 11 of the passenger cabin, blowing one seat out through the hole as the jet flew at 15,000 feet, TWA President Richard D. Pearson said in New York. A senior Athens airport security official, Panagiotiso Christopoulos, had said the blast occurred in the cargo section below the seats...