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3.0 out of 5 stars
The quality is always there even if the subject matter doesn't always intrigue,
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This review is from: Riding the Yellow Trolley Car: Selected Nonfiction (Paperback)
William Kennedy's career as a journalist serves as the basis for this collection of his non-fiction. Broken into sections that discuss writing, writers, book reviews and a variety of character studies, RIDING THE YELLOW TROLLEY has a sense of organization often missing from this type of collection. There are a number of fascinating pieces here, from the dynamic interview with Gabriel Garcia Marquez (which provides the title for this collection) to wonderful sketches about Sinatra and Louis Armstrong. But the problem is there are just as many book reviews and profiles of writers where the subject matter just didn't hold my interest. Kennedy is a writer of talent and his career in journalism gives a solid foundation for this type of collection; I just found his insights that centered on personalities more intriguing than those where writing was the focus.
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Riding the Yellow Trolley Car: Selected Nonfiction by William J. Kennedy (Paperback - May 1, 1994)
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