Jim Manis on Most Anything

Jim Manis can formulate an opinion about a good many things, including those about which he has little knowledge. (And some dude named "Lazlo.") Visit The MagicFactory.

Monday, October 26, 2020

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A master story teller delivers a twist on Romeo and Juliet. A tale of what might have been.

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Monday, October 05, 2020

Review: After Henry: Essays by Joan Didion

After Henry: Essays by Joan Didion
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Of course you rate Didion with five stars, even when the essays are dated. Style and seeing how her mind works are chief reasons. At this point the essays have become history, perhaps, more than anything else, at least in terms of content. They are all 30 years old.

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