Reviews
"Riveting. . . . Marvelously entertaining. . . . Hughes' portraits of people he knew in his youth often display the bravura touch that has distinguished his best journalism." The New York Times "[Hughes] deftly intertwines personal and cultural history in this fiercely erudite memoir. . . . A fascinating examination of artistic patrimony and the formation of a critic." The New Yorker "Splendid. . . . Hughes has turned his hand to autobiography, with predictably and gratifyingly rewarding results." The Washington Post Book World "Hughes is the sort of ebullient writer who floods his reader with great bursting accumulations of words and gets carried away with the sheer exuberance of his narrative. It is compelling. You don't want to miss a sentence" The Christian Science Monitor From the Trade Paperback edition., "Riveting. . . . Marvelously entertaining. . . . Hughes' portraits of people he knew in his youth often display the bravura touch that has distinguished his best journalism." --"The New York Times" "[Hughes] deftly intertwines personal and cultural history in this fiercely erudite memoir. . . . A fascinating examination of artistic patrimony and the formation of a critic." --"The New Yorker" "Splendid. . . . Hughes has turned his hand to autobiography, with predictably and gratifyingly rewarding results." --"The Washington Post Book World" "Hughes is the sort of ebullient writer who floods his reader with great bursting accumulations of words and gets carried away with the sheer exuberance of his narrative. It is compelling. You don't want to miss a sentence" --"The Christian Science Monitor", "Riveting. . . . Marvelously entertaining. . . . Hughes' portraits of people he knew in his youth often display the bravura touch that has distinguished his best journalism." -The New York Times "[Hughes] deftly intertwines personal and cultural history in this fiercely erudite memoir. . . . A fascinating examination of artistic patrimony and the formation of a critic." -The New Yorker "Splendid. . . . Hughes has turned his hand to autobiography, with predictably and gratifyingly rewarding results." -The Washington Post Book World "Hughes is the sort of ebullient writer who floods his reader with great bursting accumulations of words and gets carried away with the sheer exuberance of his narrative. It is compelling. You don't want to miss a sentence" -The Christian Science Monitor, "Hughes's vivid ruminations and sharp-eyed insights combine in bold, definitive strokes to yield a rich portrait of the art expert." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred) .,." [Hughes] brings each time and place vividly to life, profiles an enticing array of influential and outrageous individuals, tells uproarious stories, and offers bracing commentary on everything from Australia's xenophobia to the genius of Robert Rauschenberg to the nightmare of a terrible marriage. So funny, candid, and incisive is Hughes' self-portrait and chronicle of postwar art world up to 1970, readers will hope avidly for a second installment." --"Booklist" "A sometimes poignant, sometimes nasty, often amusing and always erudite memoir...A long, unblinking look in time's mirror, by a writer who has spent his life mastering his subject and his craft." --"Kirkus Reviews" (starred) "From the Hardcover edition.", " Hughes's vivid ruminations and sharp-eyed insights combine in bold, definitive strokes to yield a rich portrait of the art expert." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred) " ... [Hughes] brings each time and place vividly to life, profiles an enticing array of influential and outrageous individuals, tells uproarious stories, and offers bracing commentary on everything from Australia's xenophobia to the genius of Robert Rauschenberg to the nightmare of a terrible marriage. So funny, candid, and incisive is Hughes' self-portrait and chronicle of postwar art world up to 1970, readers will hope avidly for a second installment." --"Booklist" " A sometimes poignant, sometimes nasty, often amusing and always erudite memoir... A long, unblinking look in time's mirror, by a writer who has spent his life mastering his subject and his craft." --"Kirkus Reviews" (starred) "From the Hardcover edition.", "Riveting. . . . Marvelously entertaining. . . . Hughes' portraits of people he knew in his youth often display the bravura touch that has distinguished his best journalism." - The New York Times "[Hughes] deftly intertwines personal and cultural history in this fiercely erudite memoir. . . . A fascinating examination of artistic patrimony and the formation of a critic." - The New Yorker "Splendid. . . . Hughes has turned his hand to autobiography, with predictably and gratifyingly rewarding results." - The Washington Post Book World "Hughes is the sort of ebullient writer who floods his reader with great bursting accumulations of words and gets carried away with the sheer exuberance of his narrative. It is compelling. You don't want to miss a sentence" - The Christian Science Monitor
