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lbarsk's review against another edition
2.0
Wow wow wow I did not like this at all! I'm sorry Vivian Gornick I tried my best!
czarnola's review against another edition
3.0
In this memoir Gornick made some really good observations about long-lasting friendships, living in a big city, getting older and old age. There's a noticeable maturity and life wisdom in her writing style, which made me take photos of many passages. What I didn't like was the form – I found myself confused by all the names introduced and unrelated events, and also by the fragmentary nature of individual stories.
tenderedge's review against another edition
4.0
A love songs to the streets of New York; it got me off my duff and to Brooklyn for a visit, and here I am, still revolving in Gornick's world.
ingeborg_frey's review against another edition
08.08.2020
Nydelig!
Denne kom akkurat på riktig tidspunkt. Første uka i Bergen.
En liten guide for hvordan man tar eierskap på livet. Og spørsmålet - hva skal til for å være et menneske? Hvordan blir man en del av/tilknyttet til et sted/andre mennesker?
Nydelig!
Denne kom akkurat på riktig tidspunkt. Første uka i Bergen.
En liten guide for hvordan man tar eierskap på livet. Og spørsmålet - hva skal til for å være et menneske? Hvordan blir man en del av/tilknyttet til et sted/andre mennesker?
ireneronda's review against another edition
4.0
presiento que gornick y yo vamos a ser muy buenas amigas
lavenderbutch's review against another edition
DNF. Pretentious and devoid of the emotion it claims to build itself upon. The musings stem from entitlement and lack any semblance of community with anyone else. The only thing saving this book is the structure of it.
Also it mentioned Freud in a positive light and that pissed me off. AND quoted Winston Churchill??
Also— she’s so clearly racist. Specifically, that “white-woman” racism she masks behind a veil of “radical feminism.” Hot take, she’s not that radical.
Also it mentioned Freud in a positive light and that pissed me off. AND quoted Winston Churchill??
Also— she’s so clearly racist. Specifically, that “white-woman” racism she masks behind a veil of “radical feminism.” Hot take, she’s not that radical.
hauntedwell's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so pleased that this is my first book of 2023. Just wonderful.