As I read this line, I had already heard 3 people order English Breakfast teas at the Barnes and Noble cafe. What a coincidence.
As I read this line, I had already heard 3 people order English Breakfast teas at the Barnes and Noble cafe. What a coincidence.
Randomly saw this on the shelf at my local Barnes and Noble. Read the blurb on the back about what it‘s about and it intrigued me. Gonna read it. At 182 pages long it‘ll be a one sitting read.
#brightlightsbigcity #jaymcinerney
Just finished Jay McInerney‘s dazzling debut novel from the early 1980s, Bright Lights, Big City‘. Hedonism unleashed in New York City! See my Goodreads review at: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2832292977. #book #books #bookish #booksbooksbooks #guardianbooks #brightlightsbigcity #jaymcinerney #bookphotography #booklove #bookstagram #booklove #dauntbooks #booknerd #fiction #literature
Somehow, a novel about 80s excess narrated in the second person by an "emotional paraplegic" had such notes of real tenderness when describing the relationship with his mother. I would say that some of this has dated badly, but nevertheless I enjoyed the audiobook. It's witty, shocking at times but still has more heart than I expected.
A bit of 80s cocaine fuelled nostalgia #theydontwritethemlikethatanymore
#readingresolutions day 18 #city @Jess7
City Lights Bookstore in the City by the Bay. I took this 3 years ago when I got to go to San Francisco and mark this amazing visit off my bookstore bucket list!
#FierceFeb This should go under #ThrowBackThursday because I‘m going wayyyyy back with this book & 🎥 The narrator (Michael J. Fox) is a sweet midwestern boy who finally finds his way to NYC where too many #NigtsInTheCity lead to a downward spiral of cocaine,alcohol, club hopping & genuine chaos. The book and movie screams 1980‘s and I may need to revisit both!
You are not really a fan of second-person narratives, but you find yourself engrossed in this debut novel by Jay McInerney. You keep reading and reading about the escapades of the unnamed 24-year old narrator (so young!) who is a cokehead and is a fact checker for a NYC magazine. You wonder why you didn‘t read this back in the 80s, and also you found this novel amusing at times.
Started this last night 🏙🌃, just noticed the twin towers are included in the cover illustration. This is a first edition (1984) after all.
This is what happens when you go to a used bookstore looking for a specific title and they don‘t have it. You come home with other books anyway.
I was looking for Hawksmoor, the out-of-print book for Duncan Jones‘ Bowie Book Club. I‘m fourth in line for it at the library.
I‘ve wanted to read the bottom two 1980s books for a long time — finally found copies!
I‘m currently in love with Europa editions, hence “Falling to Earth”. And 💖 Spark!
#bookhaul. Yes, I went berserk. First on #thebookdepository, but then that felt unfair to #betterworldbooks so I had to get five books from there too. That's how my mind works.
#junebookbugs #publishedinthe1980s There was that John Hughes brat pack, here's the literary one.When Jay McInerney (Bright Lights,Big City) Tama Janowitz (Slaves of New York)and Bret Easton Ellis (Less than Zero) published in the 80's they were cast as voices of a generation.True or not , they went to a ton of parties.Look , no microbrews!
So I do social media for my company, and I love when things like this happen!
This book has been on my #tbr since I was born. #highexpectations The introduction delivers: it's amazing. Then the "Bolivian marching powder" wears off, as does one's awe of the writer. What follows is disappointingly ordinary, hollowly naive, and oh so quaint--a print fiction magazine employing a fleet of full-time writers, HA! If you love #NYC it's still a must-read. Just be aware that the most sympathetic character is a ferret.
I met him last month and 100%, this is a case of "I AM SO VERY CURIOUS ABOUT JAY MCINERNEY."
Happy #internationalcatday! This big ball of fluff thought we were reading "Bright Lights Big Kitty"