Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar
Of Human Bondage
RECEIVED Mon., Sept. 24, 2007
Dear Editor,
In your article about Ethan Hawke regarding his new book-turned-film, The Hottest State, Hawke said, "There are tons of books about women impaling themselves on love but not any about men" ["Life Story," Screens, Sept. 21]. In response, I would recommend a book to him entitled Of Human Bondage. William Somerset Maugham's epic bildungsroman will have you groveling till you drop. I am a huge fan of Hawke and his films, but surely he knew about this book. I mean, it is even referenced in Catcher in the Rye.
In your article about Ethan Hawke regarding his new book-turned-film, The Hottest State, Hawke said, "There are tons of books about women impaling themselves on love but not any about men" ["Life Story," Screens, Sept. 21]. In response, I would recommend a book to him entitled Of Human Bondage. William Somerset Maugham's epic bildungsroman will have you groveling till you drop. I am a huge fan of Hawke and his films, but surely he knew about this book. I mean, it is even referenced in Catcher in the Rye.
Jonathan Berry
