Giles Harvey

I LOVED this. It's amazing how familiar the New Yorker "voice" is after 70 years.

Highlights:
-John Hersey's [b:Hiroshima|27323|Hiroshima|John Hersey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327719015s/27323.jpg|1014091]. I loved [b:A Bell for Adano|415412|A Bell for Adano|John Hersey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1403185397s/415412.jpg|1798417], and this just cements him for me.
-John Hersey's profile of JFK. Ditto.
-George Orwell's review (of something I can't even remember now). Everything he was saying is still so relevant. I should read more of him.
-All of the WWII coverage, especially of the D-Day landings.

I'm bad and I skipped the poetry section, because poetry.… (altro)

Finally, I read The 40s: The Story of a Decade which has made me want to subscribe to The New Yorker so it definitely did its job. It's a collection of pieces from that illustrious publication during the 1940s when it underwent the change from witty, humorist magazine to political, correspondence magazine. From profiles to poetry to politics, The New Yorker broke down barriers and contributed some truly revolutionary writings that left an indelible mark on the history of journalism. I was especially moved by the essay on Hiroshima which focused on a handful of survivors of the atomic bomb. The entire collection was fascinating for its time capsule like quality but it was also a fine sampling of excellent writing. I'd also like to point out that I heard about this book on the New York Public Library's homepage on a blog post entitled "The Blacklist: What is Red Reading?". Turns out James Spader is currently reading this book and it sounded so intriguing that I decided to give it a shot. I'm so glad that I did!… (altro)