“Irony, IMHO, is the soul of wit.”
Eyes – Hazel
Body – Thin
RufusJagneaux
Seeking a woman, 40 to 55
Rabbit, Run
John Updike“In the first of the "Rabbit" series, Rabbit Angstrom is less neurotic, but much hornier than his confrere Binx in The Moviegoer.”
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy“As most everyone knows, this is probably the best book ever written about New Orleans. But as with Binx in The Moviegoer, Ignatius is the narrative force here. In a city of "characters,"...” more »
The Moviegoer
Walker Percy“Percy's characterization is so powerful that even a neurotic like Binx isn't washed out by the New Orleans of that time. Of course, that's why he, Binx, lived in Gentilly.”
DARWIN'S DANGEROUS IDEA
Daniel C. Dennett“Richard Dawkins makes the best case for evolution, but Daniel Dennett makes the best case for "Darwinism."”
Letters to a Young Contrarian
Christopher Hitchens“I wouldn't consider myself an acolyte, but he's forced my thinking this way and that quite a bit.”





