Wakefield

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Summary: On the Road. Off the Road. With A Codrescu
Review: Anyone who catches Codrescu's social commentary on NPR, for which he is famously and justifiably known, will recognize the voice and extended social satire in this. Novel? Living in the Kingdom of Mordor in a time of foreign policy black magic and evil sorcery, full of dark suits like capes barely concealing insatiable greed and lust, I found Wakefield a sane and sardonic respite from the bleak and interminable bad news on same public radio station that reminds me of the mad and relentless hammering at the end of Codrescu's. Novel? Wakefield is my anti-hero. He doesn't have to work a nine-to-five job, has no problems attracting libidinous women, and drinks whiskey with a Bolshevik cab driver at his neighborhood bar. What more could one ask for?