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Story of My Life

by Jay McInerney

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Hot on the heels of my Holden Caulfield fixation came Alison Poole - the sarcastic and damaged protagonist of this bilungsroman. Alison is a hillarious and acute observer of 1980s New York - although her perception of her own frailty and addiction is blunted by cocaine and sex.
Alison also makes a cameo in 'American Psycho' by Brett Easton Ellis - as the one that (quite literally) got away. ( )
  Johnny1978 | Aug 4, 2009 |
I really enjoyed Story of My Life because I felt like it was a realistic portrayal of rich twentysomethings anywhere, let alone the focus area of the novel, which is New York City. It's a fast read, funny, but doesn't break a lot of ground.

There is a lot of depth to the text, if you're willing to take it there, but at the same time you can approach it and be as shallow as Alison Poole. I like that a lot, and the idea influenced my reading a lot.

Highly recommended. ( )
  Kunzelman | Jun 25, 2009 |
Have you ever wondered what a person thinks as their life spirals out of control? Then read this book. If not, it’s very middle of the road. I had to finish the book though. I’m bemused too much by train wreck personalities.

(full review at my blog) ( )
  KingRat | Jan 22, 2009 |
Alison Poole is a party girl come wannabe actress in New York. She's a cynic who's in touch with her inner child. She's got crazy friends and a dysfunctional family. This is her story. McInerney achieves a power and a true voice and sustains it. Cutting insights and a deliriously good read. ( )
  skullstuffing | Sep 28, 2008 |
Wanna know the three biggest lies in the world? ( )
  mehoex | May 21, 2007 |
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In his breathlessly paced new novel Jay McInerney revisits the nocturnal New York of Bright Lights, Big City. Alison Poole, twenty going on 40,000, is a budding actress already fatally well versed in hopping the clubs, shopping Chanel falling in and out of, lust, and abusing other people's credit cards. As Alison races toward emotional breakdown, McInerney gives us a hilarious yet oddly touching portrait of a postmodern Holly Golightly coming to terms with a world in which everything is permitted and nothing really matters.

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