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    <body><![CDATA[I'm doubting that this book is really about New York.  I've read a few books about cities...city memoirs, I suppose, and I usually walk away with the feeling that I know the city a little bit.  This book seemed much more about its author than the city.  Mayber its unfair since I've been to New York ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22489317">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read the <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=537">STOP SMILING interview</a> with author Ian Frazier<br/><br/>Of No Fixed Accord<br/>By Nathan Kosub<br/><br/>(This interview originally appeared in <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.stopsmilingstore.com/issue25thedocumentaryissue.aspx">STOP SMILING <em>The Documentary Issue</em></a>)<br/><br/>Ian Frazier is a staff writer at the New Yorker, where he began his career over 30 years ago. In April ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60656633">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Uneven overall, but there are enough gems that it's worth checking out.  My personal favorite is the one about Rt. 3 in New Jersey (and not only for the imagery of a New Yorker writer fighting his way through the wild vegetation alongside a busy New Jersey highway).]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have enjoyed the musings of Ian Frazier over the years in the New Yorker and now Outside magazine. So I was surprised when at times I lost interest in this collection. However it does offer a few gems.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An uneven collection of essays that nonetheless becomes an engaging portrait of the New York city area as drawn by a transplanted small-town boy.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this up after an event at which Ian &quot;Sandy&quot; Frazier read.  At the event, he had me laughing so hard that tears were rolling down my face.  So, imagine my surprise when I began reading this collection of essays and found a more serious tone.  And imagine my further surprise, when I...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20304891">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a very interesting read for me...I think anyone could enjoy it, but I also feel that the only people who can truly appreciate Frazier's NYC experiences are those who are very familiar with the city and probably have lived there...someone without enough knowledge of NYC most likely wouldn't ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71221646">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love reading essays probably more than anything else.  These are about my favorite city, so it was a win/win.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Maybe not the best of Frazier's books -- three or four of the pieces could have been chopped without much loss.  But when Frazier's good, he's really good.  He'll sort of  pan across a streetscape, noting everything that comes into view, then suddenly fix on something almost at random and dive deep ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27639865">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I took this book from the shelf at the store because I liked the color.  I flipped through the first few pages, and I was caught.  I'm not sure why it so appeals to me.  Maybe it's because Frazier's observations seem to capture elements of the city so well; maybe it's just because I like his writing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13668452">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. Ian Frazier tells insightful and wonderful stories about his life and observation in and around New York City. He gives great insight into the local history and his quirky adventures from his past and into present day. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent compilations of short essays!<br/><br/>If you haven't read Ian Frazier before you need to start now. I hadn't read him before and I had no idea what I was missing. I now look to the future and all the Frazier ahead to be invested in.<br/><br/>If you have any suggestions for what to ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36094282">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought that since I had been to New York that a lot of what the author wrote about would resonate with me. But he seemed to write to simply satisfy himself as opposed to writing for others' enjoyment. Tried a few of the pieces and then decided there were more important things to read.h]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I like the art on the cover of my copy better--it's a sketch of skyscrapers looking down from above, and they form a heart shape between them. <br/><br/>I lovely book of musings about life in the city. It kept me good company on a bus ride to Boston, and is now lost somewhere around my bed. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[probably only particularly interesting if you live in new york, this book is full of fantastic essays that expose parts of the city you might not otherwise spend much time thinking about.<br/>holland tunnel, anyone?]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a collection of charming true stories of life in NYC.  My favorite story is the last one, which tells how the author leaves Ohio and ends up in Manhattan.]]></body>
    
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