Dan Connolly answers “How on earth did this win the Pulitzer? I...”

Donna asked this question about Less:

How on earth did this win the Pulitzer? I found it plodding with an uninteresting protagonist.

Dan Connolly I agree. It had a few highlights and a couple laughs but I just don't see it.

One thing that certainly didn't hurt is that it was about an author and …moreI agree. It had a few highlights and a couple laughs but I just don't see it.

One thing that certainly didn't hurt is that it was about an author and name-dropped Pulitzer a few times. Just like La La Land and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood cleaned up at the Oscars, writers love books about writers.

I can think of another thing that might have helped.(less)

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