David Denby's American Sucker

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Anyone read this yet? It looks like it could either be fascinating or incredibly annoying.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Sunday, 15 February 2004 19:23 (twenty-two years ago)

saw him flogging it on charlie rose, didn't realize who it was, found out at the end, mind somewhat blown

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 15 February 2004 20:37 (twenty-two years ago)

What is DD's great significance, apart from being The New Yorker film critic not as good as Anthony Lane?

― Chuck Tatum (Chuck Tatum), Sunday, 15 February 2004 20:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Apparently has little to nothing to do with his sketchy skills as a film critic.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Sunday, 15 February 2004 20:56 (twenty-two years ago)

He wrote Great Books, which was supposed to be pretty good.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:15 (twenty-two years ago)

But, if you're asking what the book is about, it details his losing involvement with the stock market as the bubble burst.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:16 (twenty-two years ago)

(and the end of his marriage, no?)

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:26 (twenty-two years ago)

(and his addiction to internet porn?)

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 15 February 2004 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

his love was like wo

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

sorry, i am completely and utterly jetlagged right now

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 15 February 2004 23:19 (twenty-two years ago)

I skimmed this in Borders today, and noticed that the bit about Internet porn only takes up like two pages near the beginning, after he tells how his marriage collapsed. Then the remaining 200 pages are all about the stock market!

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 16 February 2004 08:42 (twenty-two years ago)

I finished this last night. More interesting as a memoir than a commentary on the bubble. Denby, as in his reviews, isn't particularly likeable, but it's really engaging.

― Colin Beckett (Colin Beckett), Friday, 27 February 2004 05:20 (twenty-two years ago)

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