Going Into Town: A Love Letter to New York
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (509 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1620403218 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 176 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Roz Chast returns with a love letter Cartoonist Roz Chast - whose work has appeared often in the The New Yorker and in previously published books, seemed to strike gold in her last book of cartoons, "Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant". That book, which was about the aging of her parents and how she coped with it, "spoke" to many, many people in my age group, who often had elderly parents we were responsible for. And, the book reminded US of OUR coming problems,. Jill I. Shtulman said A love letter to New York as only Roz Chast could create. Roz Chast grew up in Brooklyn (before it became trendy) in the same neighborhood that I did; in fact, we even attended the same high school. So I laughed out loud when she describes the destiny she avoided: commuting every day to Manhattan wearing beige support hose and clinging to a subway pole.Fortunately, Roz Chast evaded that fate and did move to “the city.” But like many city dwellers. she eventually moved an hour nor. ChristineMM said How to Experience The City for the Outsider (and Entertaining for All). I loved this and read the 170 pages straight through because I just couldn't stop. I enjoy the cartoons and books of Roz Chast and purchased two of her prior books. To explain my relation to Manhattan: I was a Connecticut suburb dweller for How to Experience The City for the Outsider (and Entertaining for All) ChristineMM I loved this and read the 170 pages straight through because I just couldn't stop. I enjoy the cartoons and books of Roz Chast and purchased two of her prior books. To explain my relation to Manhattan: I was a Connecticut suburb dweller for 45 years married to a NYC commuter who never wanted to return to The City on weekends so I rarely went. My early visits were in the 70s and 80s when it was dangerous. I then made more trips for mus. 5 years married to a NYC commuter who never wanted to return to The City on weekends so I rarely went. My early visits were in the 70s and 80s when it was dangerous. I then made more trips for mus
From the #1 NYT bestselling author of Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, Roz Chast's new graphic memoir--a hilarious illustrated ode/guide/thank-you note to Manhattan as only she could write it.For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?) was surreal. On trips into town, they would marvel at the strange world of Manhattan: its gum-wad-dotted sidewalks, honey-combed streets, and "those West Side Story-things" (fire escapes). But she recognized that for her kids, the reverse was true. Their wonder inspired Going into Town, part playful guide, part New York stories, and part love letter to the city, told through Chast's laugh-out-loud, touching, and true cartoons.