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The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir by Vivian Gornick

josienaron's review against another edition

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

lucypipper's review against another edition

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4.0

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.

sallylou's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

s4peace's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

2.5

I don't enjoy memoirs. There are parts of this one that I enjoyed but I mostly felt very disconnected from the rest of it. 
To me it was a very archaic take on a city that everyone claims as their own. 

hustasofka's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

4.5

polareluga's review against another edition

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4.0

4,5
czułam się jakbym czytała przepięknie napisany dziennik niesamowicie inteligentnej kobiety

arts's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.0

keight's review against another edition

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4.0

I picked up a dog-eared copy of this book from the library, which came in handy, as I didn’t have to feel too bad about refolding corners down on the existing creases as I made my way through it. A memoir of New York City and walking and relationships, both romantic and platonic, Gornick meanders through the divide between the fantasies of our lives and their actualities through vignettes of experiences of those themes, quotes from writers, as well as overheard conversations. Read more on my booklog

hannah850's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective slow-paced

2.0

aeaeawitch's review against another edition

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adventurous inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5