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...honest. Miller does absolve himself of direct responsibility for La Monroe's death, but he makes no attempt to deny that he shares some of the guilt for the union's collapse. Over and above their validity as components in a work of art, the Monroe episodes constitute a precious document in the history of psychology; they provide the explanation by one knowledgeable, sensitive, and articulate observer for the inevitability of the suicide of one of the most celebrated international personalities of our time. Still, the truth is--though it may sound callous--that the raison d'etre of many...
...Rowse's assertiveness and strong language are irritating at times, they make for superb writing at others. He is clearly in love with the "exciting ... inspiring" times, with the poet whose life he is describing, and with the "precious, irreplaceable," and "unparalleled" woman who ruled England during most of Shakespeare's life. Although this blunt, opinionated man does not seem to be the chosen explicator of the infinitely subtle Shakespeare, his book is a valuable, lucid addition to the biographics of the poet. It irritates as often as it enlightens, but it enlightens very often indeed...
...coil of plot suddenly reveals Leamas as an expendable actor in a play within a play whose final scene his superiors in London have cruelly chosen not to tell him. Beyond this, the book offers a small fillip of fable. Spies in the West, where individual life is held precious, vaguely hope that a just cause may absolve a man from responsibility for violence. But in the end Le Carré's secret agents, on both sides, are themselves as ruthless as the acts they perform. Few of them face the fact. In their world, Le Carré suggests...
Scranton however, has never been deposed from a Senate seat by a brash young Congressman named Kennedy, nor has he run for vice-President and lost. His greatest asset is that he has not done very much of anything, and rival partisans, therefore, have precious little to hold against...
...third of the respondents showed little concern for the report. Several were quite philosophical about it. "Life isn't all that blooming precious," claimed one student taking a deep drag on his cigarette. "I want to live a short happy life," said another...