One for the Books

Joe Queenan's One for the Books contains few, if any, bad sentences, a wealth of judgments (some questionable, like his decision to not read Manhattan Transfer), humor, and something worthwhile on virtually every one of its 244 pages. Opening at random to page 82, you find this about the novels of Anita Brookner: "They are a bit like Chieftains records: Unless you're a hard-core fan, you probably don't need more than one of them in your collection."