Be Sweet: A Conditional Love Story (1998)

There's a certain familiarity to Roy Blount's voice that wraps itself around you like a comfortable old quilt. Listening to him read Be Sweet, his touchingly funny memoir, the gentle tones of his soft Georgian lilt offer the kind of reassurance one needs when looking back from a midlife vantage. Digging into the complexities of his family history, especially the painful memories of his mother, Blount's sardonic and insightful observations are cast in the warm light of comedy. But even the jocular recollections and comforting voice of this most endearing humorist are tinged with sorrow, and he admits that "This book has by no means redeemed my character entirely. But ... exposing the mystery of my life has rendered the mystery swe... full descriptioneter to me." And to the listener as well. (Running time: three hours, two cassettes) --George Laney (less description)

Author: Roy Blount Jr.

Categories: World Literature, Humor, Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Entertainment