A review by lola425
News from the World: StoriesEssays by Paula Fox

3.0

I loved Fox's Desperate Characters so it is no surprise that I enjoyed this collection of essays and short stories. Grace was my favorite selection in the book, although I do love any kind of memoir about NYC, which this book has no shortage of. I felt very conflicted at the end of Grace because on the one hand, you feel that the protagonist made a breakthough and on the other hand you feel two people making choices based on some kind of emotional shorthand. He is crying so maybe I can get through to him change him. I am sad, I am afraid to be alone. Still, you felt that the main character would revert to his old ways (no one that obsesseed with word usage is likely to turn himself around, judging is ingrained, deeply, I would think).