Hitch 22; a memoir – Christopher Hitchens

I’m a great admirer of Hitch. I don’t agree with him about a few things, and he is often unnecessarily crass, but he writes with a passion and eloquence that I love.

This memoir is at its best when he’s talking about the influence of his parents on his outlook, and when he talks about the virtues of the USA (he was English but is now an American citizen). Even the duller, more detailing sections detailing his various political/intellectual feuds are written in prose that is completely free of cliché and often breathtaking.