Reading “Losing Mum and Pup: A Memoir” by Christopher Buckley now
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Ok, I guess I knew not to expect Thank You for Smoking or Boomsday, but this is still a bit of a surprise. Losing Mum and Pup is Buckley’s response to losing both of his parents in about a year’s time. It’s very personal, which isn’t surprising, but what is surprising is that he’s seemed to have used an extraordinarily stiff style. I suppose that’s to be expected from a presidential speech writer, but it’s still a bit distracting from the sentiment.
Combine the style with the name dropping, and it’s hard to get more than the emotional reaction one would have to a mediocre newspaper obituary for a stranger. As a result, I can really only recommend this to the Buckley super-fans (who probably already read it anyway).
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