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Lower east side, 2006. written long enough ago now that it feels nostalgic… like the cell phones are still being snapped shut. Apparently audiobook is narrated by bobby cannavale. keith mcnally included in acknowledgements. 8/10
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Great read. Favorite book I’ve picked up in the past 3 years. Very Silverlake, California and its dreams of making it
Jan 23, 2024
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been deep in beat lit for the past year+ and somehow didnt stumble across this one until now. deeply new york, deeply of the 50s/60s, and some of the most inventive prose style ive read. highly, highly rec. there’s a film w jennifer jason leigh which i will be watching tn
Jan 12, 2024
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This was the second book I’ve ever read that’s written in the 2nd person. Previously, I found it hard to get used to, and honestly a little clunky. Somehow McInerney achieves to make this flow as easily as anything. It truly feels like you are the subject of the story. BL.BC follows you, a fact checker wanna-be-fiction-author at a big publication in Manhattan, as you waste away to late nights of coke binges and crowded parties. Praised often as one of the first great anti-quests, BL.BC achieves the great feat of making you care about, and enjoy, the miserable journey of such a win-less character. This is one of those reads that just feels iconic.
Aug 3, 2021
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Was inspired by title cards in an almodovar movie a year ago and spent almost that amount of time getting supplies, creating the photo emulsions, developing a screen, and then making actual prints…. ive only got these 4 little guys to show for it right now but I’m so proud of myself and I recommend it as a hobby!! Having the time oml in my tiny apt kitchen
Feb 11, 2024