one of the greatest essayists of this era (and indeed of any era), christopher hitchens is now seriously ill with cancer, but that has not stopped him from writing another fabulous book (so far as i can tell from this review).
i admire him greatly, even though he's british. i particularly liked two things about him:
1. his harsh, and entirely well-deserved critique of that 'leathery old bat' M Teresa and of the church in general -- a true atheist who, unlike the secular charlatans of india, do not uphold some religions and demean others
2. his willingness of change his mind and thus his break with his erstwhile colleagues of the left-lib persuasion (who have never forgiven him) over the invasion of iraq
what a guy, hitch! even when he realized he was ill with cancer, he took it with characteristic aplomb. we will miss his mordant voice when he is gone. i hope the cancer goes into remission, so that we will be treated to his brilliance for a while longer.
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