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'A fast-paced, funny tale of true love gone wrong, full of McInerney's wit and style' Cosmopolitan 'A comedy of dysfunction, a satire on a world in which Narcissus is God. Yet, beneath its running gags and scathing one-liners, there lies a more urgent critique of America's vain glory' Daily Express 'Model Behaviour does for the nineties what Bright Lights, Big City did for the eighties. It is just as stylish, just as sharp, not quite as sad, but, if anything, funnier. New York, New York: so good he nailed it twice' Independent on Sunday 'Readable yet complex - and with more witty one-liners than you can shake a stick at' Daily Mirror
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Model Behaviour is a comic novel to show the rest how it's done - as cleverly witty as you always hoped Stephen Fry's fiction was going to be, but anchored to a firm intelligence and interest in people. As a comedy set in the world of American modelling and media, it bears comparison obviously to Bret Easton Ellis's Glamorama, but it's far more finely tuned than that book, a laser beam to Ellis's controlled explosion. It's more comprehensible as well, and fits its entire length into as many words as Ellis used in the first section of Glamorama alone... Otherwise it's interesting to note the two writers' different approaches to the fictional world of celebrity. Ellis is a writer fascinated by its glamour and disguises this by having a dumb-ass male model who is supposed to be a satirical figure but actually illuminates Ellis' unironic love of it all. McInerney conversely shows his genuine disdain with a narrator who believes himself "above it all" but really secretly doesn't want out.
Anyway Model Behaviour is narrated by Connor McKnight, a jobbing hack for CiaoBella! magazine. He is going out with a model, Philomena, who suddenly doesn't come home one day. Despite his easy way with all the modern world's instant communication tools, he cannot get in touch with her. Meanwhile he is receiving increasingly scary emails from an obsessive fan of his journalism. He is trying to keep his job by getting an interview with the latest Hollywood heartthrob; he is worried about his brainiac anorexic sister; and his best friend has a book coming out and is worried about the reviews. If it all sounds painfully incestuous and inward-looking, don't be put off. McInerney has a few surprises in store, a genuinely engaging protagonist, and one of those effortless styles that we're always being told is as hard to write as it is easy to read. I believe them. Model Behaviour is a small masterpiece.
Anyway Model Behaviour is narrated by Connor McKnight, a jobbing hack for CiaoBella! magazine. He is going out with a model, Philomena, who suddenly doesn't come home one day. Despite his easy way with all the modern world's instant communication tools, he cannot get in touch with her. Meanwhile he is receiving increasingly scary emails from an obsessive fan of his journalism. He is trying to keep his job by getting an interview with the latest Hollywood heartthrob; he is worried about his brainiac anorexic sister; and his best friend has a book coming out and is worried about the reviews. If it all sounds painfully incestuous and inward-looking, don't be put off. McInerney has a few surprises in store, a genuinely engaging protagonist, and one of those effortless styles that we're always being told is as hard to write as it is easy to read. I believe them. Model Behaviour is a small masterpiece.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderfully written, sharp over view of the lives of some of the 'beautiful' people, the lost and the lonely. McInerney creates the impression that he loves and despises these characters at the same time. There is an overwhelming hopelessness about them and this leaves me a little sad. I love the humour and I accept the despairing feel of the written word. Maybe the novel whispers hope quietly, it does,however, scream we are doomed to hide in the shadows. With every piece of writing he seems to get closer to Fitzgerald with a twisted smile.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This fine novel from McInerney is his best yet and is a searing account of life for the artists (of whatever sort) in America.
To say that I enjoyed this novel almost seems a shame, such is the invective that is hidden just below the surface of the witty one-liners that cover the book. It is as if one should be perhaps ashamed for recognising ourselves in the reflection afforded by the narrative and as much as we try and cover it up, our weaknesses and foibles are revealed and magnified.
McInerney could be thought of as being a man of throw-away lines, but there is far more to this book than a comedy: it's an excellent perspective on the state of 90's life and for that alone comes highly recommended. Time taken to consider this novel's implications is time well spent.
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funny - captures the moment
McInerney excellently captures snapshots of life with ease, without a wasted word you feel drawn into the characters with the story flowing behind. Read more
Published on 21 Oct 2000 by marty.mcfly@btinternet.com
NY society of the 1990s
Model behaviour is thought to be by many critics as the "Big Light , Big Cities" of the 90s. As I have read that book as well I agree with this view. Read more
Published on 11 July 1999
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