A review by chrxiao
Congratulations, by the Way: Some Thoughts on Kindness by George Saunders
4.0
george saunders can write a hook. kinda wished the end had the same punchy showing as the beginning, but a commencement speech isn't a commencement speech without leaning cheesy and trite. the illustration that grows through the course of the book is beautiful and perfectly captures the speech.
interested in this takeaway of kindness being The Thing that saunders emphasizes as his big regret, in the context of his work. i've only read tenth of december by him (short stories) so i wouldn't say i know him well as a writer, but this new knowledge does layer his existing work in interesting ways.
interested in this takeaway of kindness being The Thing that saunders emphasizes as his big regret, in the context of his work. i've only read tenth of december by him (short stories) so i wouldn't say i know him well as a writer, but this new knowledge does layer his existing work in interesting ways.