An Album of Distinction Audiobook

" music obsessed kid novel #3 "

" a great story about acceptance and growing up, something we must continue to do every day... "

" Beautifully, beautifully written. Just no plot or story to speak with any interest towards. "

" You know how everyone loved Kavelier & Clay and it was the greatest comic book novel ever? They're wrong. This is. "

" Actually the whole book was good, I was tickled when he went into Dorsey's Locker in search of crime, since I have been scarred of that place since I was a little kid. "

" Abandoned after page 200+. Went from a 5 star to a 2 star in a hurry for me. I'm sick of books doing that. I don't feel like giving it a 1 star just because Lethem can definitely write. "

" The Fortress of Solitude spoke to me personally more so than most novels. The author and I have a very similar worldview, and he so perfectly captured the childhood of the restless superhero-loving preteen that I felt like he was writing about my childhood. "

" If you want to read Jonathan Lethem, start with "Gun with Occasional Music" or "Motherless Brooklyn". "

" graffiti, comic books, camera-less animation, rock n' roll: what's not to like? "

" Another reasonably good narrative spoilt by po-mo hijinks. Everyone needs to stop trying to be so "clever." "

" One of the best descriptions of a childhood I've read. I disagree with some reviews that the second half wasn't as good. It was different, and less exciting... much like the second half of our lives when compared to childhood. "

" Loved it, but i guess I'm not alone. Set in Red Hook in the 70s through aughts. "

" S' about Brooklyn, yo, and like, flying. Super rad. "

" if you live in brooklyn, this is a great history. really liked it. "

" This book is good but very long, and lacks a clear plot line to keep the reader engaged. I found Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann to be similar in style but a more enjoyable read. "

" My other favorite of the year - really enjoyed this on CD. The book was wonderful & the reader was a perfect match. "

" One of the best books i've ever read "

" I absolutely loved the first half of this book, but I felt the second half kind of dragged. Overall though it was really good. "

" Jonathan Lethem = Genius. Except, too bad he's so genius I have no words to describe the genius. "

" Lethem's melancholic reworking of his New York childhood nostalgia, perhaps, capturing both the first-hand realism and the somewhat meandering semi-plotting of actual memories. "

" If you're not sure where to start with Jonathan Lethem, start with this one. Set in Brooklyn in the last 70's, this novel takes you deep into the life of a boy, his best friend, and an unlikely superhero. This one's a keeper. "

" this was great, but i could have done without the fantasy plotline. but that's just me. i'm not into fantasy. "

" I am really impatient with magical realism dropped in but ignored for long stretches like it is in this book. "

" As many have said, the first half is beautiful and nearly flawless. And then Lethem decided his characters should fly and turn invisible. It's well worth your time, but could have been so much better. "