As a non-native English speaker I could laugh about an overweight, oversexed representative of Britain in Africa (yes, in the few moments I understood the subtle jokes and satirical situations). ... This book is funny, but it's not always easy to get the joke. ...

• Word Count: 420
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

And though Irving jokes about the fore-shortening of historical memory he associates with this torrent, he also paints Ichabod as essentially a devourer-a potentially community-destroying force implicitly associated with capitalistic progress. ...

• Word Count: 1590
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate