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Story Of My Life [Hardcover]

Jay McInerney
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)

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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.

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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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4.0 out of 5 stars The Story of Our Lives, Dec 24 2000
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M. Harvey (League City, TX) - See all my reviews
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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.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Kooky fun, Oct 9 1999
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Sean Burke (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) - See all my reviews
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I call this /Bright Lights Big City/ done right. read and enjoy
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational, Feb 7 1999
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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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