What keeps it consistently readable is the happy marriage between Young's incisive observation and his talent for a vivid phrase.

There is no way of knowing where the next incisive observation or quote will come from.

He gained a reputation for incisive and witty observations on popular culture and music.

A witty remark is an incisive observation, put with humor and said in the perfect moment.

He knows the game, and he brings some offbeat and incisive observations to the telecast.

This is a pity, since they detract from Akbar's incisive observations of a country struggling through a pivotal moment in its history.

Her incisive observations often leave the adults at a loss.

"Cousin Joe" contains some incisive observations about race, poverty and music, and some entertaining anecdotes.

By the use of humor, incisive observation and nostalgia he has portrayed many of the young generation of Portuguese artists.

In it, he made the incisive (and, to this day, depressingly accurate) observation that African-American performers were caught in a trap.