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A review by colls
You or Someone Like You by Chandler Burr
4.0
Probably the only serious-minded book that I read this month, although I didn't realize that going in. This book is told from the POV of Anne Rosenbaum, wife of Howard, a Hollywood producer-executive-whatever. She has a literary degree from Columbia and somehow ends up hosting a book club for various Hollywood bigwigs. I was a bit put off by various name dropping ( JJ Abrams, for example) but I suppose it was meant to lend credence to the tale. Also, the method of dialog took a bit to get used to, but ended up being well-paced because of it.
This book examines literature. This book examines life. This book does not always come up with a rosy conclusion. Some comparisons involving race, religion and society may be rather uncomfortable, as it questions why we separate ourselves from others and then rage at those who separate us in the same manner, calling them bigots and racists.
This book examines literature. This book examines life. This book does not always come up with a rosy conclusion. Some comparisons involving race, religion and society may be rather uncomfortable, as it questions why we separate ourselves from others and then rage at those who separate us in the same manner, calling them bigots and racists.