Reviews

Only in New York: An Exploration of the World's Most Fascinating, Frustrating and Irrepressible City by Sam Roberts, Pete Hamill

luciavm's review

2.0

This book was not my cup of tea. Initially, I liked the idea of reading short stories about things that only happen in New York. But I could only find interesting or funny no more than 10 of these stories. Maybe, as other reviews said, this would be relevant for New Yorkers Only. In my opinion, some of the chapters were about "first world problems" (time that takes to change a light bulb, noises, lack of space in cemeteries, restaurants that go out of business,etc). I don't think these happen only in New York but ALSO in New York. I was expecting unique things that happen in NY (for example, the chapter about the noise sculpture was quite interesting).
Anyway, I liked how the author knows and lives New York and I'll give a try to his upcoming books.

anniefwrites's review

This book was a nice foray into the history and culture of New York City before my move in a few weeks. The book is a bit outdated at this point, but I enjoyed the (what some would call useless) trivia about the city and the little tidbits that help to create a fuller picture of the city as a whole.