http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/17/mungo-maccallum-howards-decline-part-4/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:58:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/17/mungo-maccallum-howards-decline-part-4/#comment-24643 Venise Alstergren Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-24643 I agree. Usually I love your writing, I even have all your books. But these excerpts seem devoid of fat and meat and cooked until dried. This punter certainly is not panting. Also, where's the gravy? Hold the mint sauce. It's thin and tepid. I agree. Usually I love your writing, I even have all your books. But these excerpts seem devoid of fat and meat and cooked until dried. This punter certainly is not panting. Also, where’s the gravy? Hold the mint sauce. It’s thin and tepid.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/17/mungo-maccallum-howards-decline-part-4/#comment-24644 David Sanderson Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-24644 Am I the only one noticing how skimpy these excerpts are? If the idea is to leave the punters panting for more and buying the book then you just ain't got the balance right Mungo. These excerpts are so brief that they do not whet the appetite but instead create a smell of parsimony around the author. Some tough love advice Mungo: loosen up! Am I the only one noticing how skimpy these excerpts are? If the idea is to leave the punters panting for more and buying the book then you just ain’t got the balance right Mungo. These excerpts are so brief that they do not whet the appetite but instead create a smell of parsimony around the author. Some tough love advice Mungo: loosen up!

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