Pieces of the Frame
by John McPhee

List Price: $18.00
Our Price: $9.73
You Save: $8.27 (46%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.06 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Book Summary Information

Book Reviews of Pieces of the Frame

Book Review: Pieces of the Frame, John McPhee
Summary: 5 Stars

My favorite is "The Search for Marvin Gardens," an examination of the famous game Monopoly from two perspectives. As McPhee plays several games of Monopoly with an unnamed partner--they take no more than 20 minutes for these masters--he takes us on a tour of Atlantic City. Names of avenues like Vermont and Ventnor, Illinois and Indiana, Pacific and Park Place are given form by McPhee's fine prose.

Fans of "The Crofter and the Laird," McPhee's description of his months on a Scottish island, will appreciate three pieces in this collection: "Josie's Well," about the wonderful small whisky distilleries of Scotland (written in 1970, well before the recent fad for single-malt scotches); "From Birnam Wood to Dunsinane," his quest for the locations in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"; and the title piece, in which we are treated to the serious folk who are investigating the Loch Ness Monster.

An enjoyable book from start to finish, there is truly something for everyone here.

Summary of Pieces of the Frame

Essays Books

• Books > Subjects > Literature & Fiction
• United States > Collections & Readers
• Education & Reference > Writing