Reviews

Shame and Wonder: Essays by David Searcy

safpearl's review against another edition

3.0

some better than others

claben's review against another edition

4.0

At his best, Searcy plunges beneath the surface of the everyday to find connections that are both precise and expansive. At his worst, he meanders, but stays true to the spirit of Montaigne and, yes, Sebald nevertheless. There's the odd hit of sentimentality -- childhood baseball, backyard opossums -- but the antidote of a low earth orbit view is always quickly applied.

claben's review

4.0

At his best, Searcy plunges beneath the surface of the everyday to find connections that are both precise and expansive. At his worst, he meanders, but stays true to the spirit of Montaigne and, yes, Sebald nevertheless. There's the odd hit of sentimentality -- childhood baseball, backyard opossums -- but the antidote of a low earth orbit view is always quickly applied.