A.M.

The Autograph Man, Zadie Smith--I didn't read this book when it came out last year because it was universally panned, but I just finished watching the BBC version of White Teeth (her first book, which I really enjoyed--and the miniseries was quite well done, too), so when I saw A.M. at the library, I picked it up; I'm glad I did. Definitely a good read, but one of those books in which the main character just doesn't get a break, it seems--I was just dying to see him dig himself out of his hole, just a little, but he always seemed to fall back in. Don't get me wrong--this isn't a depressing read; he digs his hole in an amusing way, more or less. I especially appreciated the Recurring Rabbis, although I've yet to figure out their significance.