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Liked It “I recommended this book to a customer who was probably around 30. She enthusiastically recommended "The Devil Wears Prada". I hate to think about a whole generation of women who are missing out on Tama Janowitz' work and who think "The Devil Wears Prada" is awesome.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “oh how NYC art scene and I have changed! this book sadly does not carry the same enjoyment as when I first read it.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I recommended this book to a customer who was probably around 30. She enthusiastically recommended "The Devil Wears Prada". I hate to think about a whole generation of women who are missing out on Tama Janowitz' work and who think "The Devil Wears Prada" is awesome.”
Jazzarina wrote this review Thursday, April 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“If you can handle the dark ending, keep reading. Otherwise, you might as well quit now.”
Melanie wrote this review Saturday, September 27 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“thus far, I like her better than Bret Easton Ellis or Jay McInery, but I'm guessing that's because this is a collection of short stories and I'm only familiar with the longer work of the others.
skodt wrote this review Wednesday, July 30 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
That being said, she has a decent enough control of the language. However, the shock-value soon fades. Where are the sympathetic characters, the plot, etc., which I suppose becomes my criticism of her aforementioned cohorts as well.”
“I tried, I really did. I'd been meaning to read this book since it came out away back in the 80's but I was dissapointed. Disjunct stories of starving artists in New York that start to vaugely connect by the end. Perhaps the overall theme was that glorfication of New York City as the center of all cool hipness. No wonder I didn't like it.”
Amy M wrote this review Wednesday, April 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book captures the OLD New York - the one that wasn't so accessible to kids with daddy's credit card cos it was so dank, dark, heartless and dirty. Like many great books-to-film, the Bernadette Peters movie version is VERY different, but also a good time. I really like this book. It's all over the map yet stays with you long after you've read it. ”
Angela L wrote this review Monday, February 11 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“oh how NYC art scene and I have changed! this book sadly does not carry the same enjoyment as when I first read it.”
Estelle wrote this review Monday, January 21 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Probably exciting when published, not so much appealing nowadays....”
tomzav wrote this review Saturday, December 1 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I always thought the 80's NY art scene was self-centered, drug-addled & goddamn boring. This book totally proves it. ”
zombrarian wrote this review Tuesday, September 4 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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