I liked this collection of essays a lot. It’s divided into three
sections. The first section deals with context. It explains where the
author is coming from and I think that it is important as it gives the
reader some idea of the author’s perspective on the rest of the ideas
in the book.
The second section is more oriented to biography with reflection on
specific experiences of the author and is also interesting but it is the
third section that makes the book. And more importantly it accomplishes
this without the usual egotism of an autobiography.
The essays of the third section deal with broader society and ideas.
The ideas expressed are made more powerful by the first two sections not
because the author has established his intellectual credentials but
because he has established his life credentials.
I’m not going to claim that there are great revelations or anything
exceptionally controversial in the essays but for anyone who is
curious about what other people think, this book is a wise way to pass
226 pages.
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