Omnivoracious has a survey of printed reviews which ran on Sunday in some of the bigger newspapers still in print. Note this one by Roger Scruton on Everyday Drinking by Kingsley Amis, which could be helpful to your holiday conversation: “The books were written between 1971 and 1984; as a guide to prices, availability and so on, they are therefore entirely out of date. But who cares? Each chapter is packed with observations that, in their utter disregard for political correctness, social inclusiveness and phoney compassion, are as punchy and uplifting as the vile cocktails they describe.”

(via Instapundit)