Mpls.St. Paul Magazine That's what one of
David Carr's former editors says. "Whether he has moved the ball of 'junkie lit' further down the field [with new his book], I don't pretend to know," writes
Brian Lambert. "What I do know is that from the day I first met him nearly thirty years ago, I knew he had talent. He understood the fundamentals of storytelling. A dogged reporter -- a guy who fundamentally wants to know, and be in the know, about stuff -- Carr could always weave the basics of an otherwise garden-variety news item into a narrative with setting, characters, and drama."
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