Constant Reader: The New Yorker Columns 1927–28 by Dorothy ParkerMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Dorothy Parker is one of those writers you may hear about long before you read them. Her caustic wit is legendary. I remember coming across her many years ago on film portrayed by Jennifer Jason Leigh in "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" which intrigued me at the time. I came across this book after reading E.B. White, another famous writer from that era who also wrote for the New Yorker magazine in another book(also a McNally Edition) "New York Sketches".
After perusing a copy from my local library I decided I need to possesses it. At times she seems annoyed she has to lower herself to review a book but then it becomes apparent she loves reading and writing about what she consumes. She's can either poke fun or unleash her wit upon some unsuspecting book or author. Even though the majority books or authors I had never heard of I looked forward to each new review. They are just long and short enough to enjoy with a morning coffee or tea, perhaps nursing a hangover like she may have been writing it. My only regret is that I've waited this long to enjoy her writing and company.
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