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This is a new translation, definitely worth the re-read. ]]>
I'm wavering between two and three stars. I'm not really sure what to say. I liked the topic that was covered, but listening to a pretentious WASP woman attempting to convince herself that she's somehow nicer and more compassionate than other pretentious WASP women can get tedious. It was sometimes like reading a book by Barbara Bush if she had just a smidgen of social consciousness.
I'll probably edit this later as I'm still trying to verbalize what I liked about it and what bothered me. ]]>
Overall, it's a good book and well worth the read. I actually found myself disappointed with how suddenly it ended, which is a good sign.
The good: exhaustive personal stories, a great timeline as an appendix
The bad: the editor needs a stern talking-to. There were typos galore. And the author needs to quit the awkward pop culture references that he peppered the book with. While much of the book is cited and sourced very well, sometimes the author would make completely unfounded assumptions about people's motivations or mental states without any evidence whatsoever, particularly when it came to Mayor Nagin (don't get me wrong, I think Nagin is a world-class jackass). There's was plenty to hit Nagin without making things up. ]]>
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Fantastic collection of poems (and I say this as someone who hates poetry). ]]>