Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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My comment comes from having heard the author talk on Bill Moyer's PBS program. He considers himself a conservative, but his views are in accord with mine, who am not. He considers that for the years since World War II the United States has been and is acting like an imperialist power, in the same ways past empires have done. He speaks very thoughtfully of the need of our country to realize that democracy in the U.S. form is not a prescription for democracy worldwide. I am very eager to read this book.
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Eileen Schulte, August 17, 2008
My comment comes from having heard the author talk on Bill Moyer's PBS program. He considers himself a conservative, but his views are in accord with mine, who am not. He considers that for the years since World War II the United States has been and is acting like an imperialist power, in the same ways past empires have done. He speaks very thoughtfully of the need of our country to realize that democracy in the U.S. form is not a prescription for democracy worldwide. I am very eager to read this book.(7 of 14 readers found this comment helpful)