3.82 AVERAGE


In this memoir Gornick made some really good observations about long-lasting friendships, living in a big city, getting older and old age. There's a noticeable maturity and life wisdom in her writing style, which made me take photos of many passages. What I didn't like was the form – I found myself confused by all the names introduced and unrelated events, and also by the fragmentary nature of individual stories.

A love songs to the streets of New York; it got me off my duff and to Brooklyn for a visit, and here I am, still revolving in Gornick's world.

medium-paced

Felt very dated.

presiento que gornick y yo vamos a ser muy buenas amigas

DNF. Pretentious and devoid of the emotion it claims to build itself upon. The musings stem from entitlement and lack any semblance of community with anyone else. The only thing saving this book is the structure of it. 

Also it mentioned Freud in a positive light and that pissed me off. AND quoted Winston Churchill??

Also— she’s so clearly racist. Specifically, that “white-woman” racism she masks behind a veil of “radical feminism.” Hot take, she’s not that radical. 
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i enojoyed it! dropping in and out of the vignettes confused the chronology (was there even a plot? does it even matter?) but i find gornick's musings so insightful! reminded me that you only find stories when you leave the house. 
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Didn't like as much as I thought I would. Some parts were very beautifully written, some parts  stuck with me, while others had an odd tone.  
No structure or overarching story, just vibes.