- Paperback: 277 pages
- Publisher: Vintage; New edition edition (1 July 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099289830
- ISBN-13: 978-0099289838
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,330,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Life in contemporary Manhattan is one long round of dinner parties, drug taking and sexual adventure - a drastic change of lifestyle for Mamie Clarke, who grew up on a Hawaiian island. Moving in with her Aunt Alysse, she encounters the decadence of the urban jungle and the temptations of Manhattan.
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7 reviews
Kept waiting for the good part...
12 Feb 2008
Format:Paperback
Yeah...no. The back of the book was far more compelling than the actual novel. Some well-written scenes and occasionally a lovely sense of time and place, some well-crafted caricatures -- none of it is enough to rescue the self-concious, coming of age tone, despite the author's obvious attempt at something much more noble and searingly insightful. It's as if we get a lot more anatomically involved in "Are You There, God, It's Me Margaret" when what the author was shooting for was "The Vagina Monologues." The book is readable, but only if you've checked it out from the library.
Spend your money on another book
27 Oct 2007
Format:Paperback
I also read this book in college, more like 15 years ago for me. It was part of a Contemporary American Fiction course. Even then I found myself wondering if this was really the representative of the best than contemporary fiction could offer. If so, I was happy to stick with older works. While other reviewers remember lush scenes, I remember a sorid Hawaiian themed bar in NYC and the main character's rape with a plastic tiki. I can stomach rough scenes when they are purposeful. I found little of purpose in this story. I think there are far better uses for your book money than this book.
6 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Lush, beautifully written, heartbreaking
22 Feb 1999
Format:Paperback
I read this book 7 years ago in college and still think of it frequently. Moore's lush settings and precise literary technique underscore the personal, deeply held pain of Mamie and Claire's past. I have read all of Moore's books and this one is the best.
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