AND WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR FATHER (Blake Morrison) - June 29/08

Depressing yet entertaining, this is a pretentious book by a poet who nevertheless does manage to touch upon a lot of truths. Though there are long stretches in which the whole thing feels like a diary - ie who cares? - Morrison does a nice job of painting vivid portraits of his father and the various folks in his life. **1/2 out of ****