Half Empty
I finished reading Half Empty by David Rakoff today. It was a sad ending because he talks about getting cancer again. I really don't want him to die. I read three of his books within the past few months and feel very fond of him. Also, my friend P sent me a link to a Jon Stewart interview with him, and he was all bald from chemotherapy. It was strange to see him and hear him talk, after reading the books only. I would like there to be many more books.
posted by Laura-Marie @ 9:27 PM
2 Comments:
At November 16, 2010 9:54 AM,
HardtravelingHero said…
I couldn't finish or really get into Fraud right now. I thought I was bad with lots of obscure references to things before and during my generation's time, but Rakoff takes it to some other level. I can still appreciate and enjoy most of what he writes, but I'm so often at a loss. I think I'd need to be an 80 year old woman or a whatever aged gay men to get more of his in-jokes.
Does that make me sound prejudiced?
At November 16, 2010 10:00 AM,
Laura-Marie said…
Ah, I wish you'd made it to the end because that last essay makes the book.
Yes, some references in Fraud were lost on me, but I didn't mind.
I feel that way about crossword puzzles.
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