The Well-Read Commuter Reviews Losing Mum and Pup Christopher Buckley

The Well-Read Commuter Reviews Losing Mum and Pup
Christopher Buckley

What this book is about: In twelve months author Christopher Buckley coped with the passing of his father, William F. Buckley, the father of the modern conservative movement, and his mother, Patricia Taylor Buckley, one of New York’s most glamorous and colorful socialites. He was their only child and their relationship was close and complicated.

Did you like this book: Anyone who was a Political Science major in college in the 90's likely did not get out of school without reading writings from both William F and Christopher Buckley and we were all the better for it. Had I not thoroughly enjoyed the early 90's release of Thank You For Smoking, Christopher Buckley’s story of the Tobacco Lobby’s heyday, I likely would not have picked up this book I am glad I did though, it was a strange poetic journey of the year Buckley lost both his mom and dad. The book twists its way through life, death, hospitals, funeral homes and everything in between. Comedy and tragedy tenderly intertwine in this thoughtful and strangely uplifting work of nonfiction.