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Attitudinized Hatred

Rorty, James | January 25, 1928 issue

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This article focuses on the book "Angel's Flight," by Don Ryan. One finds little evidence in "Angel's Flight" that God has taken effective cognizance of their follies. Don Ryan hates their fair city, it is true, but with a romantic, attitudinized hatred which derives, one feels, from the one-dimensional make-believe of the screen. It's a very personal affair, this relation between Mr. Ryan and his old home town, and one can't help believing that at bottom it's a love affair. The narrative of "Angel's Flight" weaves in and out through the underworld of bums and crooks and bootleggers, Kiwanians, success culturists, and the movies.

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ANGEL'S Flight (Book); RYAN, Don; CITIES & towns; HUMAN settlements; BOOKS; LIBRARY materials
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