Books! Best to worst.
Paul Beatty, The Sellout
Extraordinary, hilarious, brilliant. Racial stereotypes dancing in front of a funhouse mirror of satire, through a knowing lens of American literature and culture (both African- and Anglo-). More great comic one-liners per page than any other fancy hardbound book I’ve ever read.
Jon Meachum, Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
He was a puzzle: he wrote one of the visionary documents in human history, yet he was blind to the slavery maintained in his own household — and family.
Gary Krist, City of Scoundrels
A gripping account of an astounding chapter of Chicago history.
Costello, Elvis, Unfaithful Music & Disappearing Ink
Half-fascinating.
Sloane Crosley, The Clasp
Funny, slight, satisfying.
Martin Amis, Lionel Asbo: State of England
Wicked, often hilarious, sometimes skidding off the mark.
Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions
Not as good as I’d remembered.
Kliph Nesteroff, The Comedians
Serviceable history of standup comedy.
Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Interesting.
Haruki Murakami, 1Q84
Fascinating, wildly imaginative, but bloated and repetitive.
Yuval Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Couldn’t get into it, abandoned after Chapter 1.
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