3.83 AVERAGE


An absolutely gorgeously written memoir about the authors experiences and observations while living in New York City with many tangents about how she never really became anything as well as human connection. 

Definitely one I’ll come back to since some parts just went way over my head ! 

A terrific meditation on New York, friendship, and change.
reflective fast-paced

Musings of a person claiming New York City as her own. She clearly has survived many tribulations, and her rumination on decades of life experiences were powerful. But she’s painfully unaware of her prejudices and racism. Her expression of feminism is valid but very dated. I feel bad give this a low rating, so I’m just not gonna rate it at all…
adventurous reflective medium-paced

The author is brilliant. Her prose is eclectic and intellectual. The only reason this isn’t rated higher is because she’s clearly racist and it overshadows her talent in a disgusting veil of ignorance toward the culture that she tries so deeply to connect to. 

Romanticize your life! Read on solo work travel and was perfect for the introspection of a new place and people watching alone at the bar
funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

This is the book I wish I would've written. A gem!

viv i love you but this one didn’t do it for me

para mí gornick siempre es un viaje. en este paseo por la ciudad, se adentra en la reflexión sobre aquello que siempre está en su mente: la concepción del amor, la soledad, la conversación, de alguna manera, la amistad.
tal vez lo que me llevo de este libro es esa capacidad para adoptar un tono serio a la hora de abordar estos conceptos y romperlo de golpe con una conversación cualquiera, de esas que absorbe por la calle con su ojo clínico y sarcástico, que te hace sonreír o soltar una carcajada.
para mí guía en esta vida porque expresa lo que yo siento en el cuerpo con una materialidad aplastante y, de repente, se vuelven tangibles tantas emociones.
mis respetos siempre a esta tía que escribe bien, pero, sobre todo, lee con mirada inquisitiva y destripadora.
emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced