- Hardcover: 219 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Sep 1980)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671414755
- ISBN-13: 978-0671414757
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,657,689 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
a quick, glorious read
1 April 2004
Format:Hardcover
I found this book many years ago, and I've read it so many times my paperback copy is about to fall apart. It is a simple story of a man, born in the 1930's, who reaches adulthood and finds his neighborhood too confining and limiting, so he goes out into the world. Avery Corman's writing is tight and concise. There are parts of this book that are hilarious, and others that are warm and human. One passage where he describes a Gold Star mom celebrating VJ day makes me stop and take a breath every time I read it. Some of the events in the book and the protagonist's reactions are a bit dated today, but even so, I highly recommend this "feel good" story.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One of my all-time favorite books...
18 Sep 2004
Format:Paperback
I adore this book. I have read it several times over the last 15+ years. Corman has created a likeable but flawed protagonist: a boy from the old neighborhood who makes good, becomes an advertising wiz, marries a smart, beautiful woman, starts a family, and lives the American dream - for a while... I love this book because it is a tale of a man's personal journey up - and down - and ultimately to the place where he feels at peace with himself. It seems to be a theme that Corman has used more than once (Kramer Vs. Kramer, 50) but in my opinion, he hasn't matched the quality of The Old Neighborhood. It is a humorous and touching story. Corman's best.
like old times
17 Mar 2012
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i read and really enjoyed this book in my twenties, it's been a real pleasure to reacquaint myself with this novel. there's something nostalgic about the idea of returning to your roots no matter where the world has taken you. lovely tale of a man who had to strip back the superificial layers in order to find out who he really is, recommended.
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