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The Measure Of A Man: The Story Of A Father, A Son, And A Suit (2011)

by J.J. Lee(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0771046472 (ISBN13: 9780771046476)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

McClelland & Stewart

review 1: It is amazing that this book, so average looking in size, can encompass to much. The relationship of a son to his father, the evolution of men's fashion, the coming of age of the author, and the art of tailoring are all presented in this mashup in a most engaging way. I have listened to JJ Lee on CBC Radio and thoroughly enjoyed his take on the fashion world and was primed to like his book. I loved it. The flow carried me along through the different subjects easily and without jarring transitions. I was caught up in his effort to alter his father's suit and at the same time to come to some understanding of the why of his father's approach to life and his family, and how he could avoid the same mistakes. I especially enjoyed the hints of humour that sneaked into the n... morearrative.
review 2: Great title for this autobiography by Chinese-Canadian journalist JJ Lee. Lee writes a fashion column for a Canadian daily and what he doesn't know about men's suits isn't worth knowing. He learned how to tailor to alter his deceased father's suit for himself. The metaphor of coming to grips with his life in a dysfunctional family and an alcoholic abusive father and remaking the suit wears a bit thin at times and the adjective "sartorial" is a tad overused but it is otherwise a fine little book. Recommended. less

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