As he sweat, I’d try to stand as close as possible to the high, blue flame to feel a fraction of the heat on my cheeks, to feel even a bit of what he might be feeling. He’d often cook with his shirt off because we didn’t have central air conditioning. The kitchen would fill with heat and clouds of smoke carrying the distinct aroma of garlic, scallions, and sizzling pork belly, the upper half of the walls glazed in sticky, translucent layers of residual oil. I felt as if just by being present, I could absorb his decades of cooking expertise from the air, as if through cultural osmosis. Indeed, the appeal of The Audacity of You! lies in the fact that we’ve all been there.As a child, I used to watch my father cook in the kitchen, my eyes barely above the pan’s edge.
You’ll identify with the stories and want to contribute a “The Audacity of You!” tale or two from your own experiences. These and many other stories will leave you shaking your head in disbelief and muttering, “The Audacity of You!”ĭominique Wilkins has used actual events to demonstrate the extent of human’s rudeness, inconsideration, and downright unkindness toward friends, family, and neighbors. The nerviest tale is of seventy-two-year-old May who shoveled her driveway while younger neighbors looked on, then left their trash on her lawn, and had the audacity to park in her driveway because it was the only one in the neighborhood that was shoveled. Readers will identify with, laugh at, and shake their heads when they read about Eugene’s experience with a fellow gambler’s lack of loyalty, or miserly Ernesha Olsen who refuses to share, but constantly expects handouts from others. While the book has the potential to deteriorate into a rant about perceived slights and offenses, instead it takes a lighthearted look at the stories of those who dared such behavior.
Through a series of anecdotes, author Dominique Wilkins explores real-life scenarios where the victim’s response could only be, “The audacity of you!” The Audacity of You! outlines situations of human inconsideration.
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