Jane Mayer - The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals, 2008
Damn, Dick Cheney was a bad man.
Rich Cohen - Sweet and Low, 2006
I liked the history of sugar stuff. I loved the early history of the family's fortunes. I wasn't as interested in the corruption stuff or the family sniping. I love that the factory is on Cumberland St in Fort Greene though. Love it, love it, love it. I had no idea.
Jon Krakauer - Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith, 2003
I loved this book. Krakauer makes everything so darn entertaining. I like how he interweaves a tale of murder with the entire history of the Mormon church. It also helped me understand some of Big Love a little better. I can't recommend this book any higher.
Michael Lewis - Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood, 2009
I liked Moneyball and I've liked other things I've read by Lewis but for the most part, this book really irked me. He comes across as an out-of-touch whiny doofus in this book. Keep your thoughts and guilty feelings about being a dad to yourself and stick to other more interesting topics dude.
Michael Chabon - Manhood for Amateurs: The Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father, and Son, 2009
This book, on the other hand, is very good. In the battle of Michaels for supremacy on the dad writing, the clear winner is Chabon.
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4 comments:
babies certainly can cut into reading time. on my recent cross country flights it's been so nice to have 6-8 hours of uninterrupted reading time. finishing an entire book in one sitting while travelling to the west coast is so satisfying. i agree about krakaeur - the three books of his i've read are all top notch and i talk about under the banner of heaven at least once a week.
You are to harsh on M. Lewis. It was a short book based on journal entries. I read it in one sitting and laughed and reflected a little and moved on. I mean the dude has to be able to blow off some familial steam between revolutionizing baseball, making sandra bullock talented and shining a spotlight on the cockroaches of wall street. Jeesh super dad, chill!
Lover Larry
Oh and Chabon is obviously a much more polished essayist but that makes complete sense give each michael's background in writing.
LL
chris,
i know on all counts about the lewis book. but i just didn't enjoy it much.
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