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The Tenderloin
by
John Butler (Goodreads Author)
A freshly narrated, beautifully observed and emotionally affecting story of young man's struggle for self-definition, told with equal parts charm, humour and lyricism. It's 1994 and Evan has embarked on an adventure that will change his life. Having grown up in Dublin, a relative innocent, he arrives in San Francisco with his friend, Milo, just as the city is on the cusp o...more
Paperback, 294 pages
Published
June 1st 2011
by Picador
(first published January 1st 2011)
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Part coming of age novel, part love-affair with the city of San Francisco, and part skew-eyed exploration of how of the Internet changed human existence in ways we could barely imagine back in 1995, The Tenderloin charts that traumatic territory between childhood and adulthood when the nest has been flown and life on one's own terms must be negotiated.
Sexually inexperienced and a follower rather than a leader, Evan has gone along for the ride from Dublin to San Francisco with is unreliable mate,...more
Sexually inexperienced and a follower rather than a leader, Evan has gone along for the ride from Dublin to San Francisco with is unreliable mate,...more
No, this isn't a book about steaks. The Tenderloin is a neighbourhood in San Francisco (the book didn't tell me that though, I had to research it - the effort I go to to write these Amazon reviews!) and if you knew that then you might like to read this book because it's shoehorned with San Fran references.
The story follows Evan as he settles in San Fran having come over from Ireland with his friend Milo.
Immediately as I read the book I was hit with a zany writing style where the story fritted fr...more
The story follows Evan as he settles in San Fran having come over from Ireland with his friend Milo.
Immediately as I read the book I was hit with a zany writing style where the story fritted fr...more
This novel was great in places, but overall I disliked the characters and was totally unsatisfied by the lack of any resolution in the ending.
A strangely uneventful novel. A young Irish guy goes to San Fransisco, hangs out at a few clubs and the Folsom Street fair, gets a job, looses it and doesn't have a very successful sex life. I can't see the point.
Really disappointed by this book. In parts it had great potential but the characters were not very likeable which made me not particularly care how their various issues were resolved. A vaguely enjoyable read at best.
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