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shaun11's review against another edition
2.0
A collection of short stories about people living their lives in New York City.
built_by_books's review against another edition
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
captainfez's review against another edition
4.0
I think a bunch of the lower scores this book has received is due to disappointment that it's not a complete write-up of the movie. Which is silly, as Jacobson's writing is much better.
Inside you'll find a collection of feature pieces that each convey a true slice of NYC. The tone is one which doesn't seem to surface much any more - a Runyonesque picture of winners and losers with the jaundiced eye of a true New Yorker.
If you bemoan the cleaned-up Times Square and are looking for stiffs that may have walked out of a '70s Tom Waits album, this is your book.
Inside you'll find a collection of feature pieces that each convey a true slice of NYC. The tone is one which doesn't seem to surface much any more - a Runyonesque picture of winners and losers with the jaundiced eye of a true New Yorker.
If you bemoan the cleaned-up Times Square and are looking for stiffs that may have walked out of a '70s Tom Waits album, this is your book.
clcastagno's review against another edition
2.0
This had the potential to be really good. I could have enjoyed all of the stories about NYC but most of them were not very interesting. I bought this book years ago and honestly just plowed through it to get it out of the way.
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