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Summary: poor man's brent easton ellis
Review: this book was okay. i had to read it when i was trapped in a hostage situation in a bank and so i mean i didn't really identify with the main character because i mean who wants to read about a loser whose girlfriend just left him really? but since i didn't have anything else to do - you feel his pain, it definately brought back some of the teenage heartache feelings which was fun to revisit but otherwise the book was just more of the new york city, postmodernish, rich people who don't have any money, xanax loving embracing their bourgeouis decadent problems but this guy still writes about diaphrams and just for kicks i asked my pseudo-girlgriend if she wanted to use a diaphram and she didn't even know what it was.
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Summary: Once agian McInerney suceeds in making the reader laugh
Review: This conclusion to McInerney's latest novel leaves the reader in a state of disbelief but also leaves the reader with closure. There is not much to be learned from his newest work but McInerney once again succeeds in making the reader laugh from his keen sense of humor. Although this book does not fit Aristotle's definition of art, it is still an extremely funny read. I hate to drudge it up, but Bright Lights, Big City did fit Aristotle's definition of art. Although there is nothing to be learned from this novel the wit which McInerney executes is worthy of giving this book four stars. The dissociative narritive disorder which ails this book also makes it interesting in a way. Some of his work may be self serving, but the bottom line is that his execution of wit is unparallelled by any of the other contemporary authors. Did I say self-serving? Theres a great deal of celebrity bashing within this book. I'll give the readers of this review a hint as to one of the celebrities: Chip Ralston= Leonardo DiCaprio.
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Summary: Stupendous satire on Manhattan's model celebrity behavior
Review: When Philomena leaves for the coast, wannabe celebrity journalist Connor McKnight sees his already unsteady world quake with an 8 on the Manhattan version of the Richter Scale. To make the tremors worse, his boss has ripped his head apart for failing to bring in a profile on the hunk of the moment, Chip Ralston, who is avoiding Connor better than Walter Payton eluded a tackle. When a person is depressed, they turn to family and friends for solace. However, Connor's sister beats him to the role of needing a shoulder due to her divorce. Jeremy, Connor's best friend, requires a comforting boost to his confidence because he fears the publication of his next novel. Just when Connor thinks he has been sucked dry, his most dreaded nightmare surfaces. His parents are coming to town to spend Thanksgiving with him and his sister. Jay McInerney has earned a deserved reputation for his collective works, but his latest book may be his best yet. MODEL BEHAVIOR, the novel in this collection, is a jocular satire on celebrity life in Manhattan. The story line is fabulous because of the humorous disregard and mental slap-stick by his friends and family towards Connor's downward spiral. The seven short stories are interesting and well written, but pale next to the ironic touches of the novel, which, in of itself, is worth the price of admission. However, read the novel and then allow a few weeks to pass before perusing the short stories, which in a separate book would be regarded as brilliant slices of life. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Bright lights Mk. 2 with a 90ies-touch
Review: Yes - it is something of a remake of his first model. Yes - it seems a bit boring for McInerney to write once again about NYC and its strange inhabitants while secretly enjoying exactly those people to the max. And yes - he can't help being not able to decide whether this should be a funny or dead-serious book. But who cares ? Although "The last of the Savages" and "Brightness Falls" were his best, it's a great read, not only for the die-hard-McInerney/Ellis fans. Charming, funny, sad and very true if it comes to the feeling of being left by a beuatiful and fascinating woman (or a dog). I am now waiting for the remake of "Story of my life".........
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