Too Soon to Tell

by Calvin Trillin

Book Overview

Compiled from his syndicated column and from his pieces in The New Yorker, this whimsical, uproarious collection presents Calvin Trillin's witty take on all the zany people, happenings, and events... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374278466
• ISBN13: 9780374278465
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Witty but never mean

Humorist Trillin's 1995 collection of the best of his "New Yorker" columns, maintains a consistent deadpan humor and amiable cynicism, whether the subject is bestselling writers who don't write their own books, teenagers' comprehension of rock lyrics, or the rehabilitation of Nixon.Trillin is at his most caustic with politicians and icons of corporate culture. His wife and two daughters feature prominently, as always, allowing him to play the hapless, push-over curmudgeon. Wry and economical with words, Trillin takes on any aspect of American culture that strikes his fancy and gets to the nub of absurdity without ever resorting to sneers or viciousness. A delight, as Trillin's collections always are.