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vdarcangelo's review
5.0
Faves:
Roy Blount, Jr., "First Tell Me What Kind of Reader You Are"
Louis De Bernieres, "Legends of the Fall"
Debra Dickerson, "Who Shot Johnny?"
Dagoberto Gilb, "Northeast Direct"
Verlyn Klinkenborg, "We Are Still Only Human"
Natalie Kusz, "Ring Leader"
Lauren Slater, "Black Swans"
Susan Sontag, "A Century of Cinema"
Joy Williams, "The Case Against Babies"
Roy Blount, Jr., "First Tell Me What Kind of Reader You Are"
Louis De Bernieres, "Legends of the Fall"
Debra Dickerson, "Who Shot Johnny?"
Dagoberto Gilb, "Northeast Direct"
Verlyn Klinkenborg, "We Are Still Only Human"
Natalie Kusz, "Ring Leader"
Lauren Slater, "Black Swans"
Susan Sontag, "A Century of Cinema"
Joy Williams, "The Case Against Babies"
stacie_somerset's review
3.0
Some of these essays, taken individually, are very strong ("Fourth State of Matter," "Black Swans," and "The Case Against Babies" were my personal favorites). However, this book doesn't really work for me as a *collection*. Not only do the essays topics/themes/etc. not go together, but Frazier includes several different styles of essays. The change in essay style, tone, format, and so on is jarring when you try to read the essays collectively.
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