- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited; New edition edition (Dec 31 1969)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0747517657
- ISBN-13: 978-0747517658
- Product Dimensions: 15.4 x 11.2 x 2.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 200 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #858,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Jay McInerney has proven himself not only a brilliant stylist but a master of characterization, with a keen eye for incongruities of urban life.
-- the New York Times Book Review
"[McInerney's] talent for capturing the nuances and idiosyncrasies of our culture[ in Bright Lights, Big City] is even more powerful evident in Story of My Life... Underneath Alison's hip, party-girl exterior and flippant vernacular is McInerney's disturbing depiction or a young woman caught in the traumatic reality of her times." -- San Francisco Chronicle
McInerney's Story of My Life is quite as brilliant as Bright Lights, Big City and a lot funnier."
-- the Sunday Times (london) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
-- the New York Times Book Review
"[McInerney's] talent for capturing the nuances and idiosyncrasies of our culture[ in Bright Lights, Big City] is even more powerful evident in Story of My Life... Underneath Alison's hip, party-girl exterior and flippant vernacular is McInerney's disturbing depiction or a young woman caught in the traumatic reality of her times." -- San Francisco Chronicle
McInerney's Story of My Life is quite as brilliant as Bright Lights, Big City and a lot funnier."
-- the Sunday Times (london) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
The author of "Bright Lights, Big City" here zeros in on one section of 1980s Manhattan culture which is burning itself out even as it ignites. Beautiful, blunt, world-weary and 20, Alison is the reader's guide to the group indulgence and parental indifference that conspire against her.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Story of Our Lives,
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This review is from: Story of My Life (Paperback)
I think this is an underappreciated jewel in McInerny's collection. In the novel, he has perfectly captured the lifestyle of the wild and crazy party girls of the late '80's. This book resonated so strongly with me and my friends that the language became part of our personal lingo (this is where I heard "yada yada yada" for the first time, years before it was on Seinfeld). Very enjoyable and humorous.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kooky fun,
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This review is from: Story of My Life (Paperback)
I call this /Bright Lights Big City/ done right. read and enjoy
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspirational,
By A Customer
This review is from: Story of My Life (Paperback)
This is one of the books which deserves five stars fully. It's difficult to believe that a man had written it.It's incredible.
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