PositiveStar TribuneLeigh is the most fully realized and compelling character in West\'s catalog; recognizable, if not exactly relatable ... West captures the kid hockey scene with blade-sharp precision (particularly in the chirpy-yet-bullying missives from the team\'s parent-manager). And although she again relies on chapters told variously through different characters, Leigh\'s voice rises above the roar of the crowd.
Susan Cheever
PositiveMinneapolis Star TribuneThat's one of many fascinating questions that Susan Cheever raises in Drinking in America: Our Secret History, a chronicle of America's past that is full of details they never told you back in fifth grade.
