Books
“I’m an anarchist as an artist — I write what I want, however I want. I refuse to adhere to the forms that society hands down.”
Books Promiscuously Read sets a high standard for what might become an exciting new genre of literary criticism for educated general readers.
Instead of techno-utopian rhetoric, Electrify offers a plan with pragmatic steps to create a better environment and a stronger economy.
The volume’s spirited imagination is strong enough to compensate for flaws in its translation.
Many of the pieces in the collection come in the form of a personal diary, and these give us a sense of the day-to-day inner lives of the prisoners.
This is a lyrical work: gracefully exaggerating reality is a merit that good poetry and fantasy share.
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
The author’s aim is to render William Blake’s complex vision understandable to novices. It is a lucid effort, though the book presents a disappointingly conventional overview of the artist’s achievement.

Book Review: Louie’s Blues — Menand Chills With The Cold War Crowd
To his credit, Louis Menand personalizes his historical cast and humanizes ideologies and aesthetics.
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