A Clive James book review by Joan Curry,,,
September 12th 2009 03:49
A "Clive James" book review by Joan Curry...
Lets do a book review today. You will probably know the Australian born British based author, but not the Kiwi reviewer, Joan Curry.
"The Revolt of the Pendalum" by Clive James:
Picador, NZ$50
Clive James puts book reviewers, including himself, in their place - according them what he calls the the tiny immortality of termites. Unlike many of us termites, James, is also a poet, novelist, essayist, media celebrity, tango dancer and literary journalist. Astonishingly well- read he can help his fellow out by reminding them of some small but pertinent detail they have unaccountably forgotten to mention. He is sublimely, unrepentantly opinionated, and we forgive him because what he has to say about anything is said with such cracking style and wit that we laugh even while questioning our own wishy,washy opinions.. Here, among other matters, he frets about the decline of literary standards, discusses detective novels as travel books, takes six pages to fillet a single very bad sentence written by a hapless sports reporter, and discusses racing drivers, a bad lady, and the business of being a celebrity.
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Lets do a book review today. You will probably know the Australian born British based author, but not the Kiwi reviewer, Joan Curry.
"The Revolt of the Pendalum" by Clive James:
Picador, NZ$50
Clive James puts book reviewers, including himself, in their place - according them what he calls the the tiny immortality of termites. Unlike many of us termites, James, is also a poet, novelist, essayist, media celebrity, tango dancer and literary journalist. Astonishingly well- read he can help his fellow out by reminding them of some small but pertinent detail they have unaccountably forgotten to mention. He is sublimely, unrepentantly opinionated, and we forgive him because what he has to say about anything is said with such cracking style and wit that we laugh even while questioning our own wishy,washy opinions.. Here, among other matters, he frets about the decline of literary standards, discusses detective novels as travel books, takes six pages to fillet a single very bad sentence written by a hapless sports reporter, and discusses racing drivers, a bad lady, and the business of being a celebrity.
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