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A review by stevendedalus
Let Me Finish by Roger Angell
5.0
I'm convinced that it's impossible for Roger Angell to write anything that isn't completely charming. Only he could make a series of biographical essays about growing up in a WASPy patrician family seem so relatable and engaging.
Angell's narrative voice is unforced and friendly, achieving a "fireside chat" level of conversational intimacy. He is frequently funny, wry, and self-deprecating and the way he achieves the book's tone of an old man reflecting on his life is remarkable.
The book doesn't seek life's great mysteries, nor is it especially probing. But its frank reflection on an intimate circle of 20th-century lives is a remarkable encapsulation of an era.
Angell's narrative voice is unforced and friendly, achieving a "fireside chat" level of conversational intimacy. He is frequently funny, wry, and self-deprecating and the way he achieves the book's tone of an old man reflecting on his life is remarkable.
The book doesn't seek life's great mysteries, nor is it especially probing. But its frank reflection on an intimate circle of 20th-century lives is a remarkable encapsulation of an era.