I am a late comer to Hitchens’ writing and am now going to remedy this by binge reading asap. He is unsentimental in the telling of his “living dyingly”, always analysing, arguing, debating, questioning, but he is also honest and unguarded in expressing his fear of what is to come. I found this book, which is the collection of pieces that he wrote for Vanity Fair, both intellectually stimulating (his breadth of knowledge makes my head spin), and heartbreaking. Truly extraordinary and highly recommended.