Generally, I’m not one for reading books after seeing the movie upon which it was based. I’m even less inclined to read the “novelization” of a film, figuring its sole purpose is to put additional cash in the pockets of the studio or those that own the movie. Because of my adoration of the all-too-soon-canceled […]
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I’d be the first to admit that I’m about as far from the literati as you can get. That said, while Joan Didion probably helps define that class and her National Book Award winning The Year of Magical Thinking has plenty of literary references, its scope goes far beyond that. The Year of Magical Thinking […] Two recent reads reflect the role of satire and humor in trying to get across political ideas. Steven Hanley’s The Legend of Bushistotle: History’s Greatest Philosopher-Warrior-King is satire told in the first person. Hanley takes a job with the Vatican to translate ancient Greek manuscripts that may shed light on the true story of Bushistotle. […] I’m always cautious when a young writer is proclaimed as the next great thing. That’s the kind of press Uzodinma Iweala has been getting with his debut novel, Beasts of No Nation. While I’m still not ready to join the adulation forces, the book is undoubtedly a worthwhile read. Beasts of No Nation tells the […] Somehow, somewhere America’s version of giving thanks became stuffing ourselves with food and then collapsing into an easy chair to watch football. Sharman Apt Russell’s Hunger: An Unnatural History provides an excellent counterpoint to that mindset. Before you start backing away, this isn’t book about famine in the third world (although that is unquestionably part […] |
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