The Failure of Satire – The Cockroach by Ian McEwan
The satire comes off not as comic genius but as another example of the mindset that leads to populist revolts.
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Book reviews
Generals in the Making by Benjamin Runkle
Runkle produces a phenomenal work in describing the ascent of many of the generals who led the United States Army to victory in the European and Pacific Theater...
The Heebie-Jeebie Girl by Susan Petrone
This may be the real gift of this book and its real magic, Susan Petrone’s moving us from indifference to understanding and caring for others and our world, and...
The Eulogist by Terry Gamble
Gamble provides a fascinating look at family dynamics at a time when African Americans were thought to be subservient to whites and women were considered the "l...
Give Me Liberty by Richard Brookhiser
The bulk of the book is classic Brookhiser. Short, pithy and insightful description of history and its impact/significance. But it is also an argument about Am...
A Long Way Off by Pascal Garnier
What an odd little book. Bills itself as noir but veers close to black comedy. It is French so perhaps I should have expected weird … :-)