Alana read and liked John McDonald's review of Essays:

"Those of you who only know Wallace Shawn from his many, delightful film roles may be surprised to learn he is also a playwright and essayist of some power. This collection of essays and interviews on politics and art reveal Shawn to be not only a tre...more Those of you who only know Wallace Shawn from his many, delightful film roles may be surprised to learn he is also a playwright and essayist of some power. This collection of essays and interviews on politics and art reveal Shawn to be not only a tremendous stylist and conversationalist; but also a deeply iconoclastic, moral, empathic, and kind thinker, one who is fearlessly engaged with and in the world around him. A collection you will want to take your time with, full of ideas and phrases you'll spend days rolling around your mind. One of the most essential books I've read this year. (less) "