The Slaves of New York
Registered by symphonicca of Ottawa, Ontario Canada on 3/4/2012
This book is in a Controlled Release!
This book is in a Controlled Release!
1 journaler for this copy...
I have NYC on the brain, and found this book in the second hand shop. Fate! Destiny! And looks like a good book generally.
From the back: "A coterie of artists, prostitutes, saints and seers are all aspiring towards fame and hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rents, faithless partners and dead-end careers. Offbeat, funny and bitingly satirical, "Slaves of New York" sheds an incomparable light on the cities denizens and social mores."
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You know, this took a while to get through, and most of the characters were not super lovely, but they were not without their charms. To be honest, the quirks, while pronounced perhaps, were also real. and you got into it. And you cared what was happening, even if you kinda hoped nothing much good happened.
This is not a very articulate review. But you get the idea. The book is worth the read. Characters are vivid. Context is engaging.
From the back: "A coterie of artists, prostitutes, saints and seers are all aspiring towards fame and hoping for love and acceptance. Instead they find high rents, faithless partners and dead-end careers. Offbeat, funny and bitingly satirical, "Slaves of New York" sheds an incomparable light on the cities denizens and social mores."
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You know, this took a while to get through, and most of the characters were not super lovely, but they were not without their charms. To be honest, the quirks, while pronounced perhaps, were also real. and you got into it. And you cared what was happening, even if you kinda hoped nothing much good happened.
This is not a very articulate review. But you get the idea. The book is worth the read. Characters are vivid. Context is engaging.
Journal Entry 2 by symphonicca at Bruxelles / Brussel, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium on Monday, December 10, 2012
Released 11 yrs ago (12/4/2012 UTC) at Bruxelles / Brussel, Bruxelles / Brussel Belgium
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Passed on to a friend as i clear out my apartment, getting ready to move from Brussels. Hope you enjoy the book!
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WELCOME TO BOOKCROSSING!
To the finder of this book:
Hello and congratulations! You have not only found yourself a good book, but a whole community of booklovers dedicated to sharing books with each other and the world at large.
Feel free to read and keep this book, pass it on to a friend or even set it out "in the wild" for someone else to discover, just like you did.
Happy reading!
