false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223018233m/86147.jpg 86147 19 The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs. 144128 12 8 1984 Bright Lights, Big City total:2574|5:416|4:1017|3:828|2:268|1:45| 2574 9213 3317 284 2 5 false false Mon Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 06 19:18:18 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 07 12:59:07 -0700 2008 American Psycho, and can now easily tell the difference between Bret Easton Ellis and Jay MacInerney. Good thing you cleared that right up before you embarrassed yourself at one of those writerly New York parties you're always getting inv...more...]]> 4 4 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 11:48:18 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 12:42:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 05:22:17 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 05:32:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 15:57:51 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 15:14:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 19:52:09 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 19:58:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun May 31 07:53:13 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:06:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 01:52:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 00:53:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 12:06:25 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 10:16:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 19:03:36 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 07:25:22 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Aug 28 07:17:18 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 11:46:33 -0700 2009
Bright Lights, Big City has all the despair cloaked in decadence, self-hatred and self-aggrandizement of one of New York magazine's most pathetic (and sexless) "Sex Diaries" --- and ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 11 11:09:46 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 11:09:46 -0700 2009
" a well-bred young woman, something of an intellect, who would not be charmed by some junior account exec with toothpaste market surveys on the brain. this assignment...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 05:43:34 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 20:19:55 -0800 2009 Bright Li...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:00:15 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 14:00:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 16:37:10 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 15:09:43 -0700 2009 However, it's surprising how easy it is to read and McInerney manages to break the cardin...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 03 21:41:44 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 21:44:05 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Feb 08 11:34:27 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 29 10:50:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 12:58:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 20:42:38 -0700 2009
it's subtle and not subtle at the same time. i have to say i didn't see the ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 13:09:29 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 11:26:36 -0700 2009 the novel of the Masters of the Universe ‘80’s. With a narrator working at the New Yorker and struggling to find his emotional center, the Go-Go Gadget Capitalism of downtown seems very far away. It is as ...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Apr 20 17:27:29 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 18:21:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 10:06:28 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 08:18:12 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=86147