The Bullfighter Checks Her Makeup, (Paperback)

from TadAD

Susan Orlean is not one of my favorite essayists. I found some entries in this collection ("Maui Surfer Girls", the title essay and the story about Biff the show dog) to be enjoyable, though not exceptionally funny nor thought-provoking. The remainder of the essays were just this side of boring&m...

from noonwitch

Interesting interviews with people who have non-traditional roles. The female Bullfighter is pretty cool.

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Engaging. Probably more so for the author's fellow New Yorkers, and more so at the times each essay was contemporary. Now it's dated (most by over 3 decades, no cell phones and only a couple of car phones). It could be read as history - getting a look at celebrities before they became big - but s...

from caerulius

Really enjoyable collection of essays. The "American Man, Age 10" essay is unbelievably funny. In addition, she interviews a hapless girl band from the 50s, a prize stud showdog, Spain's celebrity female bullfighter, and many other quirky and unexpected people.

from Auntie-Nanuuq

I gave this 4 stars because: In on story she used "and" rather than commas, which was completely annoying and I didn't like all of her stories.I especially liked the stories on the Southern Gospel singers & their traveling show, The Fish Market window designer, the ten-year old "perfect America m...