One reaction I have to the inauguration yesterday is to wonder how skeptical Americans actually are. I find it difficult to express the amount of adulation and unbridled joy that so many expressed. I am too skeptical for that. I will wait and see what happens before I even think about expressing joyfulness about Obama. Right now I am simply joyful that Bush is no longer president, and Cheney is no longer vice president.
Novelist Claire Messud excavated her family history. A fictional book is
our reward
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Novelist Claire Messud comes from a family of writers. Her latest novel is
inspired by her grandfather's handwritten book. In it, she excavates
generations...
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