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ridgewaygirl's review against another edition
5.0
The Narcissism of Small Differences is about a couple, Ana and Joe, who have been together for fifteen years, outlasting most of the other couples they knew, despite never marrying or having children. They'd been happy with what they had -- Joe is a freelancer, writing for various alternative magazines, reviewing movies and music, and Ana works as an art director for an advertising company. But the cracks in the relationship have begun to show. Ana is tired of supporting them and of perceiving Joe's superiority in not have sold out like she did. Joe is finding fewer and fewer freelance gigs and tired of feeling like he's not doing his share. When Ana receives a promotion, things become less tenable.
This book is full of great observations. Joe and Ana are so well-crafted and believable that I was rooting for both of them even when I was yelling at one of them or the other in my head. It's a novel about Detroit, where Joe meets up with a blogger who explores and photographs Detroit's decaying splendor and they both are fiercely loyal to a city that means different things to different people. Michael Zadoorian is a fantastic writer, observant and with an easy style that made reading just one more page very easy.
This book is full of great observations. Joe and Ana are so well-crafted and believable that I was rooting for both of them even when I was yelling at one of them or the other in my head. It's a novel about Detroit, where Joe meets up with a blogger who explores and photographs Detroit's decaying splendor and they both are fiercely loyal to a city that means different things to different people. Michael Zadoorian is a fantastic writer, observant and with an easy style that made reading just one more page very easy.
celestihel's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly couldn’t tell at first if I liked it or not, which is a common emotion for me with this author. There’s a stark, everyday realism that is unpalatable if your looking to escape, but the writing is so good you keep going. In the end, it was not my favorite of his books but I still kinda loved it. I think I can’t be fair, as a newly 40 year old in a 19 year unwed relationship, maybe I see too much of my life in here to be objective!
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