Reflections in a Jaundiced Eye
by:
Florence King (author)
In this collection of essays, Florence King confirms her position as one of the wittiest social critics now writing-and certainly the most uninhibited. Nothing escapes her withering gaze, from our greatest national institution ("Democrazy"), to the cult of Helpism ("Does Your Child Taste...
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In this collection of essays, Florence King confirms her position as one of the wittiest social critics now writing-and certainly the most uninhibited. Nothing escapes her withering gaze, from our greatest national institution ("Democrazy"), to the cult of Helpism ("Does Your Child Taste Salty?"), to the rules of historical romance writing ("Sex and the Saxon Churl"). If caring 'n' compassion are getting you down, open this book for a refreshing whiff of vitriol.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312039783 (0312039786)
Publish date: February 15th 1990
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
I read Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady last week, and it was hilarious. So, after learning that Ms. King was a humorist, I picked up the next of her books that I found.I give 2.5 stars because there were parts that were riotously funny (her essays on Updike and Bloom & Hirsch). However, a lot ...
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