Verso – that fine radical imprint – recently had a sale to
commemorate the opening of its virtual storefront (I’m sure they had something
before). They had all their titles at
fifty percent off. I scanned thorough
the titles and filled my cart. Then I
came to amazon to price compare and pare my cart and price compare.
I didn’t buy it through Verso. I bought it through Amazon because they had
it on clearance.
Let me tell you, you should have to pay full price for this
book. Every letter is worth it. I mean,
unless you start asking about what value really is, and then does value exist
at all so either this book is worthless or priceless or both at the same
time. But if you start doing that you’re
digressing.
Listen:
Let me tell you a little secret. I bought this book because Schoenkopf is my
Wonkette, pure and simple. I like here work now.
I also like her work then.
The publication date here is 2008, and it looks like the books are repurposed
essays from her time at an independent weekly covering Orange County and the
rest of California from the late 90’s to 2008. So they’re a little dated: you might
not have experience with the area: or the people: you might not have watched “The
Real Housewives of Orange County”.
That doesn’t matter. Schoenkopf has an amazingly engaging
writing ‘voice’, and in these essays she is able to blend her personal experiences
with larger issues with verve and ease that you don’t notice the
transition. The flow quickly – I finished
the book in an evening. Buy it. And read
her website.
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