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A review by stevendedalus
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee
3.0
Ambitiously experimental, deeply personal and at times beautiful, it's let down by its rambling, unfocused prose. Agee tries a very image-heavy reportage, focusing on small scenes that are made big by his endlessly reflective prose.
While it is interesting at times, Agee is more concerned with himself than the people he is reporting on. His worry about reporters' objectivity is intriguing at first, but in the end I knew Agee a lot better than I knew the people he was talking about.
Still, an interesting book, even if it works as more a glimpse inside an author's mind than a glimpse at rural poverty.
While it is interesting at times, Agee is more concerned with himself than the people he is reporting on. His worry about reporters' objectivity is intriguing at first, but in the end I knew Agee a lot better than I knew the people he was talking about.
Still, an interesting book, even if it works as more a glimpse inside an author's mind than a glimpse at rural poverty.