Erudite Dissection of Modern Banalities

We've grown up on sound bites and commercial television and the malapropisms of newscasters… So it is rare indeed to come across a novel such as this one by John Butman that not only employs a brilliant and sophisticated voice but also accomplishes the task with such utter aplomb. Reading a book such as this is like sitting in the shade of a massive oak tree and wallowing in its beneficence.