by Christopher Hitchens
December 15 2011, the world lost a great speaker, a good man full of wit, to cancer. Reading Hitch 22 is a treat. To know a bit more intimacy of a man who had spoken so sharply, precisely what he think is right and what he considered absolutely bullshit, is fun. Hitchslap is a word invented when...
ForewordPrologue with Premonitions--Hitch-22AcknowledgementsIndex
ForewordPrologue with Premonitions--Hitch-22AcknowledgementsIndex
Plato says that the unexamined life is not worth living. But what if the examined life turns out to be a clunker as well? Kurt Vonnegut: Wampeters, Foma and GranfalloonsThe Young Christopher HitchensThis is my first time reading a Christopher Hitchens's book; of course, it is not my first exposure t...
I started this book last night (12/16/11) and passively made a comment to my husband about it because he seems to be more up-to-date on world events and journalists than I am and I figured he would know who Christopher Hitchens was and possibly a bit about him; he told me that Christopher Hitchens h...
Hitchens is a fascinating character, and his memoir is no less fascinating. I really enjoyed hearing his narration, though his reading style did take a lot of getting used to. This memoir is wildly discursive in the most erudite fashion- and some of the political bits were far too complicated for me...
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would because I frequently get annoyed with Hitchens coming off like an arrogant and pompous bastard. The man writes beautiful prose and never bores. He's lived a rich, full life and shares many fascinating observations and insights. A great intellectual wit...
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