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What transpires in No Country is very similar to the events in many thrillers--there are machine pistols and motels and tracking devices, shoot-outs and getaways and clever displays of hard-boiled outlaw tradecraft--but when they're expertly staged and pitilessly lighted by McCarthy, they somehow mean more than in an ordinary thriller. No Country is suffused with Modernist melancholy, a sense that our civilization is dying and all we have ahead of us are endless salt flats of moral and cultural aridity. Sheriff Bell sees people like Chigurh as avatars of things to come. "I aint sure...
...garages and a core of auto buffs, the early years of the strip now read like a priceless snapshot of America's burgeoning car culture. The central group of four friends are constantly patching tires, cleaning spark plugs and trading in their old Lizzies for newer models. One clever strip has an entire conversation in car-related numbers: "34 x 4 1/2?" "95 x 5" "Do 70?" "Do 80!" "3,000!" "Offer 2250!" But the real heart of the strip began beating on February 14, 1921 when the central character, Walt Wallet, a rotund confirmed bachelor with a sharp cowlick...
...Sean Hannity than Bob Woodward—the reader may find himself questioning whether Thomas gives a complete account of what happened at HLS in 2002. He certainly does not present his readers with some of the stronger arguments for limiting certain racist speech on campus. Thomas uses a clever tact throughout the book to preserve as much of an appearance of impartiality as possible: rather than voicing his own opinion, he peppers his book with commentary by Harvey Silverglate, who according to Thomas has “represented numerous students in disputes with the Harvard University administration over violations...
...used her Chinese-American culture as the springboard for the story of a sarcastic 11-year-old who is the Te Xuan Ze, the protector of humanity from supernatural villains. It's a little derivative of Buffy the Vampire Slayer--O.K., a lot--but Juniper has its own clever twists; for instance, only she can see her monster enemies. Let it never be said nothing good came out of reality...
...feature books as magic objects? Are they ashamed of being TV? This take on the theme is at least based on a book series, by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith. Three boys use a magic tome to time-travel, meeting odd characters--including their great-granddaughters. It's a clever history lesson that doesn't feel like homework...