Operation Shylock – Philip Roth 4/5 Stars This is one of those books I got really excited about when I was like 20 and I bought or got ahold of and then never read. In fact, I remember sitting on my brother’s couch and reading one page and being like OH NO and not reading any more. I like Philip Roth a lot, warts and all. He’s ridiculous and writes a lot about maleness, but I am male and it sometimes connects with me. In […]
Be prepared to get pissed off
Should I have tagged this as horror? Katy Tur had the (mis)fortune of following one of the most insane campaigns in modern history — 500 days on the trail with Donald Trump. She recalls it all here — his speeches, the way he treated the press, the stunts he pulled, etc. She documents the places she stayed, the people she met with, and her horror at the realization that he was actually going to become president. “Some politicians have a gift for language. Trump is […]
“Trump wasn’t part of anyone’s plan. For that matter, neither was I.”
I live in one of the few blue counties of a red state and nearly everyone I socialize with is left leaning with few exceptions. One of which is a woman who, despite being illegally brought to America as an infant, proudly refers to herself as a deplorable. It always confused me how someone who, despite having a uterus, could support a hate mongering Cheeto and thanks to Katy Tur I am beginning to understand. I tend to have the first 90 minutes of The Today […]