A review by mintyfreshsocks
Cleopatra's Nose: 39 Varieties of Desire by Judith Thurman

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of essays from the New Yorker. Thurman is an attentive writer and a knowledgeable woman, and the two combine quite well. The collection unfortunately begins with some of the more lackluster articles - I admittedly didn't like the article on bulimia at all - but the fashion and biography articles, two topics on which Thurman is very strong, are excellent. It's highly suggested - and you can always skip articles you don't like, anyways.