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lindseysparks's review against another edition
3.0
This was an enjoyable book of essays about Boston. It was a fundraiser after the marathon bombing, so that came up quite a bit, but not as often as the Red Sox and Bobby Orr. I love Boston, and this made me love it even more. My favorite essay was the one about bookstores, and my least favorite was the one by John Updike, the most respected author of the bunch. It was quite boring and dry. Over this was a solid collection.
analyticali's review against another edition
3.0
I got this book at a really awful holiday party at work and it somehow captured so much of why I'm not yet totally sold on Boston. It was too much about sports and ancient history and who people knew - blah. I learned some fun new facts and some stories were good, but by the end, I just wanted to be able to say I'd read them all and move on.
Definitive best: The Classroom of the Real (Pico Iyer)
Most quotable: Pride or Prejudice (Andre Aciman)
Best understanding of the Charles River: In the Long Run (Shira Springer)
If you've lived in Boston, pick it up and read a few. If you haven't, very little of it will make any sense.
Definitive best: The Classroom of the Real (Pico Iyer)
Most quotable: Pride or Prejudice (Andre Aciman)
Best understanding of the Charles River: In the Long Run (Shira Springer)
If you've lived in Boston, pick it up and read a few. If you haven't, very little of it will make any sense.
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