Karen's review
(Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions
by Steve Almond
Karen's review
(Not That You Asked): Rants, Exploits, and Obsessions by Steve Almond
Karen's review
rating:
I've seen a few bad reviews of this book and I don't know where they're coming from. Not That You Asked was both hilarious and insightful. The essay on Vonnegut was stellar, as was the essay about the author quitting his adjunct position at Boston College--an act of protest (but not heroism, as Almond points out)that came as an instinctual reaction after he found out \Condoleeza Rice had been invited to be the graduation speaker (shudder!) I also particularly enjoyed Almond's summary of Reality TV: "it reflects our unrequited yearning for the authentic. Amercians are drowning in a cesspool of fake emotion . . . [b]ut we really do want to feel, even if that means indulging in the jury-rigged joy and woe of others. It's quite a racket, actually, to feel so truly moved, even as we fall further and further from the truth." I loved it all (except the Boston Red Sox essay. I just don't care enough about sports for even Steve Almond to get me reading about baseball.)
