There is a very good reason to read a book about unlikeable losers. Books like that can be very, very funny. And Lipsyte is a very funny writer. The one thing he is constantly doing — even when he maybe shouldn’t, at least not so much — is being funny.
Monday, April 01, 2013
The Fun Parts by Sam Lipsyte
My review of Sam Lipsyte's latest in The Toronto Star:
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