Sesso: male
Luogo di residenza: Pennsylvania, USA
Attività lavorative: journalist
Breve biografia: [from Macmillan Publishers website]
Brian Phillips is a former staff writer for Grantland and a former senior writer for MTV News. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The New Yorker, and Slate, among other publications, and his work has appeared in Best American Sports Writing and Best American Magazine Writing. He lives in central Pennsylvania. Impossible Owls is his first book.

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Impossible Owls: Essays di Brian Phillips

I recently joined Netgalley and this collection of nonfiction essays was one of my first requests. Brian Phillips is journalist who has contributed to publications like The New York Times, Grantland, and more. He’s undeniably talented as a story teller and I love a good essay from an embedded journalist in unique parts of the world. However, there were only a few gems in this book while the rest felt like honest-to-God work to trudge through. My favorite essay is the very first one, where Phillips chronicles his breathtaking experience tracking the Iditraod in Alaska, via his bird’s eye view from a plane. I learned more about Phillips, his sense of humor, his commitment to exploration, than I did from any of his other essays combined. Most of his essays ended on a perfunctory note that left me feeling underwhelmed and disappointed.… (altro)

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MC_Rolon | 2 altre recensioni | Jun 15, 2022 |

Impossible Owls di Phillips

Really enjoyed this essay collection, especially the observant travel writing that illustrated let characters as well as places.

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spuddybuddy | 2 altre recensioni | Jan 1, 2022 |

Impossible Owls di Phillips

Some of the best essays I have read. The sumo one was my favorite.

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mbeaty91 | 2 altre recensioni | Sep 9, 2020 |

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