My Latest "Lipman"
Another Lipman! Copyright 2006. Maybe there's another one since! I have enjoyed all the Elinor Lipman books. Some more than others. This one is at the top of my list! Maybe part of it is it takes place on a college campus, and I have a special interest and insights into life on a college campus at this time. But, I think this quote from Newsday expresses my feelings best:
"Elinor Lipman's ninth book has all its author's trademark strengths: astringent wit laced through with tenderness; wildly flawed characters who defy us to resist them; a flinty, clear-eyed gaze at bigotry and other human foibles; expertly calibrated tension between the comic and the profound; and a deceptively simple plot that spirals into brilliantly orchestrated farce." —
Another Lipman! Copyright 2006. Maybe there's another one since! I have enjoyed all the Elinor Lipman books. Some more than others. This one is at the top of my list! Maybe part of it is it takes place on a college campus, and I have a special interest and insights into life on a college campus at this time. But, I think this quote from Newsday expresses my feelings best:
"Elinor Lipman's ninth book has all its author's trademark strengths: astringent wit laced through with tenderness; wildly flawed characters who defy us to resist them; a flinty, clear-eyed gaze at bigotry and other human foibles; expertly calibrated tension between the comic and the profound; and a deceptively simple plot that spirals into brilliantly orchestrated farce." —
