This was an excellent book: it worked on so many levels. It was a great thriller, well written, with trenchant tidbits of commentary on everything from race, class, academic politics, and the arrogance of (some) childhood development gurus worked in. Highly recommended.
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Saturday, July 08, 2006
The Emperor of Ocean Park by Stephen Carter
This was an excellent book: it worked on so many levels. It was a great thriller, well written, with trenchant tidbits of commentary on everything from race, class, academic politics, and the arrogance of (some) childhood development gurus worked in. Highly recommended.
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