PositiveThe Village Voice[Ames] possesses an agile intellect and an intimidating capacity for mindfulness—a gift, no doubt, of his physical infirmity, but also of a lifetime of writing, reading, and thinking. Indeed, despite the authentic vernacular, Ames’s voice is nearly identical to that of his creator … Robinson’s well-reasoned scrutiny of faith in action is more audacious than pedantic, and it’s difficult to imagine a less sanctimonious writer. Ames’s beliefs, rationalizations, and preoccupations accumulate to express, with rare fullness and grace, nothing less than the divine riddle of existence.
