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A review by davidjme
Arguably: Selected Essays by Christopher Hitchens
3.0
All in all: yeah, pretty good, a little uneven.
I like Hitchens The Journalist a heck of a lot more than Hitchens The Critic. The man had a grand talent for recounting his experiences and making you feel as if you were part of them yourself. I suppose that's why I count Mortality (Hitchens' notes while dying of cancer) as far and away the author's best book.
Then again, I found the tone of the literary reviews and editorials a bit condescending. It sort of like that university professor who launches right the thick of his subject and looks at you despairingly if you stop to ask a question. Is that professor informed? Absolutely. Was his lecture informing? Absolutely not.
I like Hitchens The Journalist a heck of a lot more than Hitchens The Critic. The man had a grand talent for recounting his experiences and making you feel as if you were part of them yourself. I suppose that's why I count Mortality (Hitchens' notes while dying of cancer) as far and away the author's best book.
Then again, I found the tone of the literary reviews and editorials a bit condescending. It sort of like that university professor who launches right the thick of his subject and looks at you despairingly if you stop to ask a question. Is that professor informed? Absolutely. Was his lecture informing? Absolutely not.