Kelsey
So... I grabbed this book after briefly scanning the description, seeing the cover, and thinking that it looked like a pretty decent, mindless beach read.
It was not that.
I love going into something like this without reading any reviews or knowing much about it then coming out the other side being amazed at how it impacted me. I never worked in the service industry (sad!)... I've never done cocaine (also sad!)... and I've never lived in New York (a little less sad IMO)... But I do remember what it was like to be 22. To feel everything so deeply and to perceive the world like it was still waiting for you to enter it. To have that mix of envy and admiration for someone older who both fascinates and horrifies you.
The heady writing style and the often jagged dialogue and hazy plot line (for me anyway) did an incredible job at conveying all of that excitement and hope and anxiety of being fresh in your career in a new city. So - dark themes and all - I reaaaally loved this one.
So... I grabbed this book after briefly scanning the description, seeing the cover, and thinking that it looked like a pretty decent, mindless beach read.
It was not that.
I love going into something like this without reading any reviews or knowing much about it then coming out the other side being amazed at how it impacted me. I never worked in the service industry (sad!)... I've never done cocaine (also sad!)... and I've never lived in New York (a little less sad IMO)... But I do remember what it was like to be 22. To feel everything so deeply and to perceive the world like it was still waiting for you to enter it. To have that mix of envy and admiration for someone older who both fascinates and horrifies you.
The heady writing style and the often jagged dialogue and hazy plot line (for me anyway) did an incredible job at conveying all of that excitement and hope and anxiety of being fresh in your career in a new city. So - dark themes and all - I reaaaally loved this one.