Christopher Fry Critical Essay | Critical Essay by Andrew Aros

Critical Essay by Andrew Aros

Christopher Fry, has fashioned a chronicle of his family—a mini "Roots" if you will. While some of the more colorful relatives draw one's interest, the greater part of [Can You Find Me] is just plain dull. (p. 54)

A biography of Christopher Fry might have been far more interesting, and much of the material in this book could have been boiled down to a very interesting introductory prologue, rather than an, at times, pointless family history. (p. 55)

Andrew Aros, "Non-Fiction: 'Can You Find Me: A Family History'," in Best Sellers (copyright © 1979 Helen Dwight Reid Educational Foundation), Vol. 39, No. 2, May, 1979, pp. 54-5.