To begin writing reviews of books, one should start somewhere and hope things get better. So I think if I begin with "HELL", things can only go up from there.
"Hell" is written by Robert Olen Butler and published by Grove Press. Copyright 2009.
While it is not necessary to have read Dante's " Inferno", be familiar with "Faust", it may be incumbent for the reader to have a knowledge of recent ( 20th Century ) Americana and satire to enjoy this detailed, funny, yet scary look at what may constitute hell.
Have you seen the movie " Network"? Are you a journalist, novelist, history major, avid reader of novels, husband, wife, lover,
hunter, politician.........then you are a part of this book. I found myself---I am the old person who is forced to learn technology as my never-ending punishment for all eternity while the technology continues to grow faster than I can learn.
The narrative is clear and fluent, descriptions are vivid, believable, and often not just entertaining but outright funny! Reading this right now during this time before the elections, I found it especially interesting.
I will try not to make everything I read a " Highly Recommended" selection......A lot are not, but this is my first in many ways.
Remember: We may very well be creating our own hell every day of our life.....Not reading "HELL" will not add to your hell, but maybe to your heaven-on-earth.
5 comments:
I enjoyed your review of "Hell". I’m interested in any book that can make me laugh so I’m adding this to my to-read list.
Looking forward to your next review.
I love the title. What an attention grabber. Thank you for the review.
I enjoyed your review. Satires can be either funny or boring. Sounds like this one is interesting and funny.
I loved your comment: forced to learn technology as my never-ending punishment for all eternity while the technology continues to grow faster than I can learn." Yup, I can relate to that, lol!
Ted, I really enjoyed your review (and you made me laugh aloud with your opening line!!), so thank you.
*waving to Nancy* Hope you're able to get a lot of work accomplished this! Good luck on your program ;).
Hope you both have a very Happy Halloween weekend!
Hi All, thanks for the wonderful comments. Dad would comment back but he hasn't been taught, yet. LOL "forced to learn technology as my never-ending punishment for all eternity while the technology continues to grow faster than I can learn."
I will teach him how to log on himself when I see him this Thanksgiving.
Cheers~
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