EARLIER READS

THE HOTEL NEW HAMPSHIRE
John Irving
****
Excellent. Rich. Fun.

KISS ME LIKE A STRANGER
Gene Wilder
*****
Intelligent and witty. An honest and encouraging read -- lots of
information on the craft of acting from one of the comedic masters.
A must, for everyone. I don't care who you are -- he writes for
people. It's a book people want to read. It's about LIFE, which
nobody writes about, at least, not that I've found until Wilder's text.

THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES
Tom Wolfe
***
A fast, albeit long, mystery novel from the man in the white
suit. Hell, I would NEVER want to spend a day in jail after some of
his (probably kind) descriptions.

IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
Tim O'Brien
**
Too bad, because I had expected a lot more from the author of
"THE THINGS THEY CARRIED." A simple mystery story that really isn't
that inviting or exciting -- I didn't care what happened to her, or
him for that matter.