Wake Up, Sir!
Author: Jonathan Ames
What kind of book has Jonathan Ames written this time? Well, think of Cervantes’ “Don Quixote, ” except that “Wake Up, Sir!” is not as good. But that’s all right — no book is as good as “Don Quixote.” You might also think of “A Confederacy of Dunces, ” but there again Ames’s book falls short. I think, though, we might be pushing this humility business too far.So how else….Read More
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