BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

Indie Arts & Letters (page 2)

INDIE

Released: April 15, 2010

CHASING THE MUSE: A LIFE IN MUSIC & SHOW BUSINESS

by Gene Hull

"A lively, indulgent memoir."

A musician reflects on his career and experiences from the Depression Era through the present. Read full book review >

Cover art for SPENCER TRACY, FOX FILM ACTOR

INDIE

Released: Nov. 30, 2009

SPENCER TRACY, FOX FILM ACTOR: THE PRE-CODE LEGACY OF A HOLLYWOOD LEGEND

edited by Brenda Loew

"The many indifferent, sophomoric essays here will give Tracy fans information about his early work; the best ones will give them reasons to see it."

The obscure, often deservedly so, early films in which Spencer Tracy forged his screen persona are dusted off in this uneven collection of essays from the New England Vintage Film Society. Read full book review >

INDIE

Released: Jan. 24, 2009

ACHILLES AND YOSSARIAN: CLARITY AND CONFUSION IN THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ILIAD AND CATCH-22

by Leon Golden

"A fine reappraisal of two masterpieces that discovers psychological and moral profundities amid the blood and guts."

Two very different soldiers are improbable comrades-in-arms, according to this perceptive comparative study. Read full book review >