Publishers Weekly, September 22nd, 1997
Richard Beard. Arcade, $22.95 (320p) ISBN 1-55970-399-7
Like Richard Klein's Cigarettes Are Sublime or Christopher Buckley's Thank You for Smoking, this witty debut from English writer Beard rolls together the great themes of love, addiction and hubris into a story about cigarettes and, in this case, giving them up. "My name is Gregory Simpson," Beard's naive protagonist writes in his first jittery jottings once he's gone cold turkey. "I'm 30 years old. I'm trying to keep my hands occupied." Taking up a pen as a substitute for the butt, he reflects on the ways that his life and friends have...
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