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...comes dangerously close to unimaginable Holocaust humor. It is funny and embarrassing at the same time, a God-forbidden break in decorum that allows the anarchic spirit out for a breath of air. Roth has always excelled at this, and if the reader is offended, The Ghost Writer strongly suggests that it is not the author's problem.-R.Z. Sheppard

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Tale of Tough Cookies | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

...Great guy, Barb. A real star," he said through his heavy, haughty breath. "Don't count on me being seen with you," he said to the girl, rushing down the stairs to catch his symphony. The wolf merely licked his chops and wandered back into the woods...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Of Wolves and Men | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

...Boston by going to the movie "Where's Boston?" shown near Government Center. Best bets are the North End, the Italian section of the city where pasta and festivals abound, the Aquarium and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The Gardner Museum is most interesting in winter, when baby's breath bloom throughout the skylighted inner courtyard. A replica of a 15th-century Venetian palace, the Gardner houses an impressive collection of Oriental rugs and pieces by Rembrandt, Matisse, Whistler and Sargent. Three days a week it sponsors concerts...

Author: By Susan K. Brown, | Title: The Great Escape | 8/17/1979 | See Source »

While scientists held their breath, the satellite crashed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Skylab's Spectacular Death | 7/23/1979 | See Source »

...herd of red-and-blue, thousands of Sox fans closing in on that small stadium. Immediately I was accosted by a vendor peddling Red Sox painter's caps. This was my big chance, the opportunity to finally live out my Yankee allegiance. Would I mutter some slur under my breath, or would I bite the bullet and merely say I was a New Yorker, preferring to wear pinstripes? Of course, I did neither. What would later turn out to be the story of the day had begun. I sheepishly said, "No thanks," and continued towards the stadium...

Author: By Lorren R. Elkins, | Title: Confessions of a Yankee Fan | 7/20/1979 | See Source »

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