Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me - Craig Seligman

I read this out of simple appreciation. Like Craig Seligman, I too have a distinct attraction to both Susan Sontag and Pauline Kael. The benefit of Seligman's book is that he makes his personal affection a drawn out work. The structure is basically a commentary on both authors and the narrative voice is as casual as a conversation. He doesn't start at their beginnings and go until the end, but hits earlier and later periods often and with ease. The reader who is already well versed in the writings of both writers won't learn anything new here, but they will get a picture of Seligman's appreciation for them. Since the book is sometimes as much about Seligman as it is Kael and Sontag, it makes the book a personal journey as well. I'm not an expert on either writer so I also saw this book as a good introduction to them. This book isn't a mighty or grand work, but since books about both writers are very few in number, it's a special accomplishment nonetheless.