The Tender Bar

I just finished reading The Tender Bar by JR Moehringer. Every once in a while we come across a book that we can't wait to go home and read--they're like our friends that we want to talk to--or listen to--that's his memoir--even when I got to the last couple of chapters I didn't want it to end because I knew my time with him would be over. I loved how he referenced The Great Gatsby so much--he grew up in Manhasset--wrote about Fitzgerald's Long Island--the whole Irish writers thing. To say nothing of the American Dream connection too--how many times have we seen this? Class in America, the enduring, ever-fascinating theme.

Moehringer was a very lucky man growing up--he had a great support network with his uncle and his friends at the bar, his mother, even his grandfather. Anyone who loves words as much as his grandfather did can't be half bad. Words--like Uncle Charlie said--"Do you mind if I say loquacious?" Sweet.