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| Original Title: | Slaves of New York |
| ISBN: | 074757460X (ISBN13: 9780747574606) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New York City, New York(United States) |
Tama Janowitz
Paperback | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 3.45 | 3559 Users | 141 Reviews
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| Title | : | Slaves of New York |
| Author | : | Tama Janowitz |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | December 1st 2005 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (first published 1986) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Short Stories. New York. Literature. American. Contemporary |
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This was the first book of short stories I have ever read that felt like a novel at some points. The characters are interesting and the dialog seems real and the characters you come to know are people you want to know about. Marley and Elenor are the main ones and their stories only coincide for a moment, but the rest of everyone seems like they could all be living in the same building. Because this is a book about New York with "New York" in the title, there is something understood going in and that is one of the reasons this feels novelesque even though some of the short stories/chapters are about far off topics told from varying perspectives. Many of the stories seem to connect anyway but the story about Bruce Springsteen is one that I couldn't comprehend. It's a quick read and this book will probably rise to prominence again.Rating Based On Books Slaves of New York
Ratings: 3.45 From 3559 Users | 141 ReviewsRate Based On Books Slaves of New York
This is another one of those authors I think is highly overrated. Maybe it's just me and I'm not cool enough to get it. It was okay, but nothing to fangirl over. It's one of those books you are supposed to read and really like to be in the cool literary crowd. I did read it a long time ago, so... maybe time has clouded my memory. I doubt it, but, you never know.This book is terrific,amazing and well written.
One of my all time Favorites!!!
3.5 stars. This is a collection of tales about New York City in the 1980s and is considered a major work of the literary brat pack. The best thing about this was Janowitzs writing because its incredibly unique and addictive, weaving through the lives of various people around New York and daring you to follow them in their hedonistic and self destructive tirades.I liked some stories better than others; the very last story was my absolute favourite and has left me genuinely haunted. At some parts
Too many stories syndrome! Just condense and tell the best 10. #Jesus
The quintessence of the eighties can be found in this book, which caused a sensation then. It's still a delightful read, vividly written and quite insightful. New York glitters and fascinates, thanks to Janowit'z style. It's interesting how, now, already, this world somehow seems to belong to a lost era, giving to this book a kind of nostalgic patina that it didn't have at the time it was published. Janowitz beautifully writes about her city and makes you feel why it's such a unique, vibrant
It's so hip to knock her, or was before she vanished completely from the "cool radar" like the fat kid in the ball bin at Chucky Cheese. Wait, that was a REALLY mixed metaphor! I like her. A sort of I LOVE THE 80s cheesiness and camp. She's not deep not because she's not smart, but probably because she realized early on that the ideological war thing is just a bunch of kids throwing goop and shit at each other on the subway. She got more interested in how or why people survive...or don't. Sort
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