Nikki's review
Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
My favorite book written by my favorite author, Michael Chabon. Professor Grady Tripp is a former best-selling author whose latest book has become a 2,000 page unfinishable monkey on his back. His editor is under pressure from the publisher to obtain what should be a great sophomore effort. His wife has left him and his mistress is pregnant. He smokes too much pot and blacks out occasionally. He is driftless and directionless. All the while he somehow become attached to one of his students, James Leer, a disturbed, but extremely talented young man.
This book follows one weekend of pure mayhem in the life of Grady Tripp. It is very humorous and can be moving in parts. Michael Chabon is a gifted writer, and his prose is flawless. The ending is one of redemption and resolve without being overly-sentimental.
As a side note, I liked this book so much I named my son Grady!
As yet another side note, this is one of the few books made into a movie where the movie is GREAT! I...more
This book follows one weekend of pure mayhem in the life of Grady Tripp. It is very humorous and can be moving in parts. Michael Chabon is a gifted writer, and his prose is flawless. The ending is one of redemption and resolve without being overly-sentimental.
As a side note, I liked this book so much I named my son Grady!
As yet another side note, this is one of the few books made into a movie where the movie is GREAT! I...more
