Anyway, in case you missed it, Eisner's new book about his childhood summer camp experiences (nothing better to do Michae?) got trashed by the reviewer at USA TODAY:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/revi ... ooks_x.htm
Just a selection:
Camp is Eisner's unabashed celebration of Camp Keewaydin, past and present. The camp sounds great; the book is not.
Part of the problem is that Eisner is not a good writer. At one point, he describes an arduous canoe trip by the current campers. He calls it an "adventure to remember."
For those on the trip, the catchphrase is, "You had to be there." Eisner adds, "You never return from a trip really able to recount and give the true flavor of the experience to someone who was not on the trip."
Actually, that's what writers do. Too often in Camp, you had to be there.
